Saturday, October 6, 2012


Heloo guys!!! It's my second post on my blog. Now I'll tell you about football shoes. Shoes are the most important thing for football player, because a good shoes can make improve a player's performance. sesepatu good shoes padasaat is used, it can help the player to more easily pass the ball or scoring. Now, I will explain about the history of football shoes. The history of football boots mirrors the development and progression of the beautiful game of football in the late 19th century and into the 20th century. Football rules and laws were introduced to progress football into a more organised and formalised structure, which succeeded in moving a largely provincial game into the sport that is enjoyed around the world right into the 21st century. Football as a game was part of British life for several hundred years previously and one early protagonist included probably the most famous and notorious historical figures of British history, King Henry VIII (1509-1547).

Football shoes: Earliest Recorded – King Henry VIII in 1526
King Henry VIII’s football boots were listed within the Great Wardrobe of 1526, a shopping list of the day. They were made by his personal shoemaker Cornelius Johnson in 1525, at a cost of 4 shillings, the equivalent of £100 in today’s money. Little is known about them, as there is no surviving example, but the royal football boots are known to have been made of strong leather, ankle high and heavier than the normal shoe of the day.

Football shoes – The 1800′s
Moving forward 300 years saw football developing and gaining popularity throughout Britain, but still remaining as an unstructured and informal pastime, with teams representing local factories and villages in a burgeoning industrial nation. Players would wear their hard, leather work boots, which were long laced and steel toe-capped as the first football boots. These football boots would also have metal studs or tacks hammered into them to increase ground grip and stability.




1994 saw Adidas release the Craig Johnston designed Predator with its revolutionary design, styling and technology making it an instant and lasting success. The Predator by now featured polymer extrusion technologies and materials allowing for a more flexible sole as well as the conventional studs being replaced by a bladed design covering the sole, giving a more stable base for the player. In 1995 Adidas released their bladed outsole traxion technology which are tapered shaped blades. Puma hit back in 1996 with a foam-free midsole football boot, known as Puma Cell Technology, to which Adidas responded again, this time with wedge shaped studs in the same year. The nineties saw new football boot producers Mizuno release their Mizuno Wave in 1997. Other new football boots came from Reebok (1992) and Uhlsport (1993) with other companies also joining the ever increasing, lucrative and competitive market place. Most significantly the nineties saw the entry of Nike, the world’s biggest sportswear producer, immediately making an impact with its Nike Mercurial soccer boot (1998), weighing in at just 200g.

Football shoes – 2000+

As technology advanced still further, the application of the new research and developments were seen in the years into the new millennium right up to the present day and this has led to a reinforcement of the market positions of the big three football boot makers and sellers, Puma, Nike and Adidas (incorporating Reebok since 2006). Fortunately, there still remains room in the market place for the smaller producer that does not have the big money endorsement contracts at its disposal, such as Mizuno, Diadora, Lotto, Hummel and Nomis.

Recent developments since 2000 have seen the Nomis Wet control technology producing a sticky boot (2002), the Craig Johnston Pig Boot (2003), shark technology by Kelme (2006) and the exceptional design of the Lotto Zhero Gravity laceless football boots (2006) all of which underpin the successes that these smaller makers can achieve by producing specialised and technologically advanced football boots that provide a distinct differentiation from the mass produced products of the big three. Laser technology has also helped to produce the world’s first fully customised football by Prior 2 Lever, which is perhaps the most exciting and innovative of the recent developments.

Current favourite football boots include Adidas’ F50, Tunit and Predator; Nike’s Mercurial Vapor III, Air Zoom Total 90s and Tiempo Ronaldinho, Reebok Pro Rage and Umbro X Boots.


Friday, August 31, 2012

    About football history, in one of the documents mention the military, in the year 206 BC, during the reign of Tsin and Han Dynasty, Chinese society has played ball called tsu chu. Tsu itself means "hit the ball with your feet." while chu, meaning "ball of skin and no content". The game ball as it uses a ball made of animal skin, the rules kick in and lead and enter it into a net stretched between two poles.Version of the ancient history of football the other coming from the land of Japan, since the 8th century, the people there have known the game ball. People there call it: Come here. While the ball is used, but the middle was Doeskin holes and filled with air.According to Bill Muray, a football historian, in his book The World Game: A History of Soccer, a football game has been known since the early AD. At that time, the ancient Egyptians are familiar with the technique carries and kicking a ball made of bundles of linen cloth.

    Another side of history in  Ancient Greece also know a game called episcuro, is nothing but a game using a ball. The evidence of history is depicted in the reliefs museum depicting young boy holding a ball and play with her thighs.The history of modern football and has received recognition from various parties, origin of the English, who played in the mid-19th century in schools. Embryo in 1857 the first football club in the world, namely: Sheffield Football Club. This club is an association of schools that pursue the game of football.    In 1863, standing association of English football, called Football Association (FA). The agency that issued the regulation game of football, so football became more regular, organized, and good for the audience enjoyed.Professional football was introduced in 1885. Then in 1886 the first meeting was the establishment of the world football association. Professional football was inaugurated in 1888, and full control of the match referee. In the same year, a penalty kick was introduced. Then FIFA was founded in 1904, with members France, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and Sweden. 1913 a year of football sport in the Olympics. And in 1930 the first World Championship was held in Uruguay, and Uruguay became the champion. And by 2010, today is the 30th world cup.