Indiantelevision.com Team

(8 October 2009 8:25 pm)

MUMBAI: Adidas has announced the launch in India of their latest football shoe - the F50i.

The F50i is the fifth generation of the F50 family and is the first football boot with a single-layer upper, the new SprintSkin. The SprintSkin envelops the player’s foot like a second skin. The synthetic material is both supple and water-repellent and always provides a perfect fit. The single-layer SprintSkin further reduces the weight of the boot without compromising on the stability that is so crucial for the footballer.

Soccer player Lionel Messi, who has already tested the F50i for several weeks in training, says, “I have never felt so good in new football boots. The extremely thin shell allows me to play to my full potential on the pitch. Perfect contact with the ball is essential for me”.

Other players endorsing the F50i in addition to Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal FC) include: David Villa (Valencia CF), Samir Nasri (Arsenal FC), Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern Munich), Johan Vonlanthen (Red Bull Salzburg), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) and Steven Pienaar (Everton FC).