Lightest. Coolest. Strongest. The Mercurial Alpha Lite was engineered to be the lightest, most comfortable guard in the game.

England’s recent friendly against Switzerland saw not just the debut of new manager Fabio Capello but also that of the new away kit from Umbro.

Adidas recently unveiled the F50.8 TUNiT, the latest generation of the revolutionary TUNiT football boot.

In a gala ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, Puma launched the new shirts for Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland which will be worn at this summer’s European Championships.

Mitre has introduced a superb range of football boots for 2008 with two of the finest being the “Revolve” and the “Contender”.

New from adidas, the F50.8, the latest model of the original F50 - the world’s first modular boot – can be assembled from component parts and built together dependent on your playing style and pitch conditions.

The new SX FLARE from UMBRO is a sleek modern boot designed for players who leave others chasing shadows for 90 minutes.

This month Nike celebrate 10 years of its Mercurial football line with the release of its most innovative football boot to date: The Mercurial Vapor IV.