PUMA Mens King Cup FG Adults Football Boots Lace Up

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And perhaps it is this perception of the PUMA King, borne out of a seemingly romantic sense of nostalgia — during today’s era of constant change and ever-increasing flamboyance — that lends itself perfectly to being the natural accompaniment to the type of player it is now associated with. Loyal, dependable, unglamorous. For astro turf surfaces, our King top TT boots are the options for you. With all of these classic features you'd expect from the King boot, but with a rubber outsole designed for superior traction on more slippery astro turf surfaces. For a classic look on astro-turf pitches, look no further than our King TT trainers. saw the return of the KING and to give it the launch it deserved Puma teamed up with Thierry Henry. The Frenchman helped with the design of the boot, which featured an inbuilt knitted tongue for increased comfort and 3D Touch texture for improved control. It was also a lot lighter than its predecessor.

Much like the boot itself, the wearer of a pair of PUMA Kings is unobtrusive, yet undeniably strong, sturdy, and invariably reliable.Meanwhile, for firm natural ground or artificial grass such as 4G, our FG/AG boots feature strategically placed conical studs on the outsole to provide exceptional traction on both firm natural and synthetic surfaces. Seamlessly adapting to various terrains, you'll always stay ahead of the game.

In 1981 a young Diego Maradona burst onto the scene. He was magic. Breathtaking. He did things with a football nobody had ever witnessed. And like they’d done so many times before Puma wasted no time in making the game’s new golden child one of their athletes. Once again, it was a master-stroke. One such way has been the Puma King Platinum, which shares the “King” moniker but seems more like an experiment to gauge customers’ sentiments about a thin, speedy leather boot. As of writing, Puma has also launched a new version of the Puma King Platinum, the Platinum 21, which positions it more as a simple leather boot for comfort. We’ve yet to review the boot nor ascertain whether this is another experiment or a fully dedicated new line in the Puma lineup. But where the likes of the Adidas Predator and the Nike Mercurial Vapor have flourished, the PUMA King has failed to follow suit. In December of 2019, a listicle published by popular online football publication SoccerBible ranked what were they believed to be the greatest 30 boots of the last decade. Naturally, subjectivity plays its part, but there was a notable omission: despite new models, the famed PUMA King failed to make the cut. It’s a question that seems at once entirely trivial and greatly intriguing when one considers the kind of glittering legacy such a boot has behind it.Maybe its ostensible ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ model has grown somewhat stale in a market much more crowded than it ever was in the 1970s and ’80s. This was supposed to challenge the likes of the popular Nike Premier 2.0, a budget leather boot inspired by a prestigious older model. The “heritage” line, as some would call it. The Puma King is one of most legendary football boots to have ever been made. Worn by luminaries such as Eusebio, Pele, Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff (just to name a few), it was a no frills boot that was popular in the 60s right into the 90s for its performance and soft leather upper. Today, King has been re-imagined. With state-of-the-art materials and upgrades to maximise performance and comfort, King meets the demands of the modern game while staying true to the iconic design. Perhaps it comes down to an issue of quality, whereby PUMA Kings have simply failed to evolve as well as other brands. Or perhaps, with the rapid advances in technology, and the ever-expanding scope for meticulous designs and modern materials, it’s PUMA’s apparent reluctance to deviate too far from the classic King of yesteryear means that it simply isn’t that fashionable anymore.