Footy-Boots.com unveiled the new lotto Vento Diablo KL football boots for 2008. Vento Diablo KL is the top-of-the-range model, with upper in water-resistant kangaroo leather and asymmetric lacing plus the Twist’n go technology.

The model is available in two different colour combinations: White/Fiery Red and Black/White. Furthermore, the model features the 3-S technology (Side Stability Support), which gives the foot more stability during side movements. The insole is anatomical and removable to maximise comfort all over the foot, with a Shock-Absorber cushioning insert in the heel zone. It is also equipped with BFC technology (Biomechanical Foot Control), an insole that accompanies and controls the foot’s natural flexibility, supporting both the arch area and the elastic return of the forefoot.

Unless you have easy access to stadium lighting, playing a quick game after dark can be nearly impossible. Designer Pierre Haulot has created the Virtual Park concep, a student project. Glow in the dark spray paint used to create goals, boundaries, a glowing ball and whatever else you need to keep the games going at night.

The idea is to consider this parameter not as a handicap but as a way to value the other senses, the imaginary and the imagination. The paint even disappears after two hours, and there will be no trace. The game is over. Have no limit, play anywhere!

The Nike Total 90 Omni match ball was tested for more than two years in Nike research labs and is engineered to set new performance standards for consistency, accuracy and visibility.

The Omni's innovative panel geometry places the hexagons and pentagons precisely together to create a nearly perfect sphere, which distributes pressure more evenly across the panels for what the engineers call a "360-Degree Sweet Spot."

The official ball for the 2007/08 UEFA Cup final, the Nike UEFA Cup Conquest, has been unveiled as the draw takes place for the quarter-finals at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Conquest's design features the UEFA Cup trophy and celebrates the history of the competition, with references to the last ten cities to host the final as well as the 2007/08 venue, the City of Manchester Stadium.

At its Annual General Meeting today in Gleneagles, Scotland, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) has decided to put on ice goal-line technology and to stop tests in this area until further notice. Amongst others, the questions of the human aspect of the game, the universality of the Laws of the Game, as well as the simplicity and efficiency of the technology were taken into consideration.

However, the IFAB has approved a proposal from FIFA to conduct an experiment involving two additional assistant referees who will mainly focus on fouls and misconduct in the penalty area. The competition in which this test will be conducted will be decided at a later stage.

At the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, two of the world’s leading brands, adidas and Samsung, announced their strategic partnership and unveiled the first product initiative as a result of the collaboration, called miCoach.

miCoach is a real-time training system designed to motivate, inspire and enable athletes at all levels to reach their training goals, whatever they may be.  It is the most advanced interactive training system by collecting and turning personal data into individual training plans based on one’s fitness level and specific goals.  This unique partnership combines the expertise of Samsung in mobile technology and communications with adidas’ leadership in innovation for sport. 

PUMA already launched the next generation of its v1.08 ball, complete with numerous technological advancements that help you get the ball to the goal even faster, but here is some more information about the d3o material used in the ball. PUMA’s v1.08 ball is a revolutionary concept with the new d3o™ cushioning layer that makes this ball the world’s first intelligent football. PUMA and UK-based material developers, d3o™, have collaborated to develop a revolutionary new football.

The v1.08 ball is designed for players seeking the perfect blend of soft-feel, precision, stability and speed. The patented 24-panel design reduces the internal radii variance for unsurpassed roundness and the unique dimple outer casing reduces drag for a superb aerodynamic performance. However, the most exciting development is hidden beneath the surface. Sandwiched between the outer casing and the inner woven textile backing is layer of the revolutionary new material, d3o™. "The new v1.08 PUMA match ball takes you into the future of football technology with its reactive foam cushioning that makes it the world’s first intelligent ball," said Filip Trulsson, Business Unit Manager, Teamsport, PUMA. "The harder you kick it, the faster it flies. The softer you touch it, the softer it feels."

A video of the new Lotto Twist 'n go 360 football boot made by Lotto in cooperation with the University of Pavia. It's a first time that a football boot is developed after University study where many football players are tested in order to indentify their pivot point in the foot.

Pato brings a visit to the headquarters of Nike to receive his first pair of Nike Mercurial Vapor 4 . Alexandre Pato is using the boot that his idol Ronaldo always used: the Mercurial.

It was at the headquarters of Nike in the United States, the attacker had the first contact with the latest Mercurial Vapor. With it, Pato marked all its goals in 2008 at his club, AC Milan.

The Adidas World Cup 1978 Limited Edition Football Boots is a must for any lover of nostalgic football equipment. Adidas has specially made this version to mark the 30th Anniversary of when the boot was first used in 1978.

This is a collectors item and it will be very limited as only 1978 pairs have been made worldwide of which only 100 pair will be available in the UK. Each pair of boots will be stamped with its own unique number that appears on the tongue of the boot.