The 25 Best Soccer Cleats of All Time

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Nike Tiempo Ronaldinho 10R1 The 25 Best Soccer Cleats of All Time

No. 13 – Nike Tiempo Ronaldinho 10R

Weight: 10.7oz
Released: 2006
Highlight: The first true personalized Ronaldinho boot that took on all the positive traits we expect from a Tiempo release.

You can’t have a top 25 list without including what were the first true personalized and complete boots released for a Nike sponsored player. At the time, Ronaldinho was playing for Barcelona and coming off back-to-back World Player of the year awards. In other words, he was the perfect marketing piece. From the fold over tongue that created a larger striking zone to the soft K-leather upper, everything was specifically molded to complement Ronaldinho’s style. The extra smooth K-Leather upper took on a completely new type of stitching pattern that allowed for a more personalized fit across the forefoot. It made for a very professional look and falls right in line with even our current day expectations of the Tiempo range.

  • michael

    u missed the adidas predator manias

  • dub

    this is a cool as list. nice work!

  • dub

    no. 11, the Vapors, those last for about a month before they blow out. i’m sure it’s different for the custom ones that the pros wear, but not for plumber Joe paying $1-200 for them

  • Riley

    A decent list but the Vapor 8 should be higher. And having worn the LZs, I’m not sure they should be in the top 10. The zones seemed gimmicky to me

  • Huff eja

    This should have been number 1

  • Jason Chua

    Can’t quite believe there wasn’t space for the Mizuno Morelias (Japan Versions) one of the best leather boots around comparable with the Copas.

  • Chris

    The vapor IV should definitely be on this list somewhere. Best pair of boots I’ve ever worn

  • Paul

    Even though I have always been an adidas guy(nike never fit my feet well), the NIke Vapor III was, and still is my favorite boot. It looks better than any other boot, it was light and the stud pattern was incredible for its time. NIke also had it on the market for a long time, releasing so many colours – Thierry Henry wore the white/gold, C. Ronaldo the Red/White, Drogba the blue/white, Ronaldo the yellow/green. Forget the technology – these boots were sleek, light and had classy swag

  • Sung

    Is the new F50 and the new CTR 360 not good enough compared to the older versions?
    I’m considering getting the two pairs but it seems that the only new one available in this list was the Preds.

  • Ccjshs

    I disagree with the first choice. I believe it is a great cleat but it definitely isn’t the best around.

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  • Peter

    i think there are many boots missed out… i know everyone has different taste and its hard to compress to top 25 but dont really agree with top10 you have there.. but generally all the boots you’ve chosen are great! :)

  • burgie

    I have always worn puma king. In HS days I could get 3+ years out of them playing hard on them 4 to 5x a week. These “new and improved” kings lasted less then one season of medium intensity play. They are not as good as the older Kings and should not be in this list. Put the Puma King Classic up instead.