These black Adidas Predator Edge+ boots are giving serious nostalgia vibes…

black Adidas Predator Edge+ boots
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A new pair of black Adidas Predator Edge+ boots have dropped – and they really do look familiar.

Usually, it's Nike that are big on the day-glo colours, too.The American brand recently dropped a "Shadow Pack"of their latest Mercurial boots, which are essentially blackout boots with touches of their signature Volt shade.

But Adi's Predator Edge boots – which werefirst released way back at the start of 2022– are now available in black with bright yellow flashes of colour. It's safe to say that it may well be our favourite colourway yet.

Adidas have gone bright lately, anyway. Thenewly-released X SPEEDPORTAL effortsdropped in a bright green shade this week, while we've seen bright yellow versions of the Copa Sense boots, which have come a long way since those classy black and gold models.

Recently, Adidas athletes at Women's Euro 2022 have been sporting bright orange and yellow versions of the Edge, such as Pauline Peyraud-Magnin of France.

Detail on the boots of France goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin during the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 group D match between France and Belgium at The New York Stadium on July 14, 2022 in Rotherham, United Kingdom.

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But this new black and yellow Edge is so minimal – eschewing a secondary shade on the power zones on the front of the boot – that it recalls the original Adidas F50 boots.

The F50s and Xswould go on to become technologically supreme and as weightless as a feather but the original F50 boots from 2004, worn by the likes of Lukas Podolski, Ashley Cole and Djibril Cisse, were things of pure beauty.

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We're not entirely sure if Adidas are making a direct reference to these boots… but we love the updated edition all the same.

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Mark White
Staff Writer

Mark White has been a staff writer onFourFourTwo自从加入晶澳nuary 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals forFFTand has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He once saw Tyrone Mings at a petrol station in Bournemouth but felt far too short to ask for a photo.