The Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7: Perfect for Hat Tricks ... and Flopping

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It's been a roller coaster day for Cristiano Ronaldo's Nike Mercurial Superfly CR7 boots, as the cleats saw both highlights and lowlights in Real Madrid's match with Celta Vigo.

We'll get to highlights first, as Ronaldo and his boots have made La Liga history twice today. With his third goal of the match, Ronaldo set La Liga's record for most career hat tricks with 23 three-goal performances. Ronaldo wasn't done making history there, as he also became the quickest player to score 200 goals in La Liga history, reaching the milestone in just 178 career matches. Ronaldo's three historic goals were all Real Madrid needed to put away Celta Vigo 3-0.

Now, to the lowlight. While receving a cross in the box at the 33rd minute, Cristiano took a blatant dive which somehow resulted in a penalty kick for the Portuguese forward. Of course, Ronaldo buried the ensuing penalty kick, propelling him towards the La Liga hat trick record.

Check out Cristiano Ronaldo's absurd dive below and pick up a pair of the Mercurial Superfly CR7 boots at Nike today for $300.

[Deadspin]

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