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For years, the English were known for their fierce and ruthless style of play, where the best players were the biggest players, and going in for every tackle was just part of the game. Anyone who remembers the glory days of Newcastle United knows that when it came to strength, it was extremely difficult to [...]

With Nike now falling way behind Adidas and Puma on the weight scale and speed boot market, the question ponders, “What is next for the Superfly? An obvious first step Nike can/should take is to shed A LOT of weight. The Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly’s II weighs 2.5 ounces more than the Puma v1.10 SL [...]

Manchester City Football club, the heart of Manchester, yet overshadowed by its inter-city neighbor, Manchester United over the past half century. United over the years have seen all the success, the big money transfers and the world lime-light and are the most globally recognized team, while until recently, City were nearly on the opposite end of the [...]

We’ve already shown you the groups for the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League campaign, but now it’s prediction time. I’ll break down and analyze every group, as well as giving you all my predictions for this year’s group stage. Group A: This is in my mind, either the hardest or second hardest group this year. With [...]

Being a World Cup year, all the transfer sagas that usually have three months to drag on have only had two this season, and with most of the signings being penned, see what I think have been the top five transfers this 2010/11 season. #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 #5 5. David Villa- Arguably the [...]

In a world with thousands of soccer cleats, ranging from microfiber uppers to kangaroo leather ones, how can you know what cleats to buy? Especially during this time where players are picking out what boots to wear for the upcoming season, SER thought it would be pertinent and informative to have this guide! SER can [...]

Out of all the newly  released Nike home and away kits for the 2010 World Cup, which one do you think is the best looking? James Batchelor takes this question and grills it to the very soul! SER Opinion: Seeing as I am an Australian, I will not be biased for this one and tell [...]

With the release of the cheaper and lighter Adidas F50 Adizero on the horizon, Nike need for this cleat to be a success to maintain their dominance on the speed part of the football boot market. The new top dog of the Nike Mercurial range, is the Superfly II worth it? James Batchelor looks at [...]

With arguably two of the world’s greatest footballs at their disposal, Adidas are looking strong in the market. But which of their balls is the better? James Batchelor looks at them in-depth! When the new Champions League Final ball was released, I was very shocked as it was not what I was expecting. I thought [...]

It is a very busy time in the kit industry right now as new kits are being released continuously. This past week, Spain, France, Germany, South Africa, Greece and Mexico have released and played in their new Adidas Away Kits. Environmentally Adidas have fallen behind Nike as Adidas have not considered any green ways of [...]