Special Argentina boot for Messi

Herzogenaurach (Source: Release)

Argentinean football star Lionel Messi has teamed up with adidas and designed a special F50i colourway as a tribute to his home country Argentina.

Messi will wear the new boot for the first time on Friday, August 28th, when Champions League winner FC Barcelona meet UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk in Monaco for the European Super Cup. On September 5th, when the Argentinean national team plays the important game against Brazil in Messi’s hometown Rosario, he will show the boots for the first time in Argentina.

The colours of the Argentinean national flag (gold, white and sky blue) can be found on the dark blue boots, together with the sun emblem which is placed in the centre of the national flag.

After David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler, Lionel Messi is only the fourth player to receive a personal adidas football boot.

“I’m honored that adidas came up with these boots. The design and colours reflect the love I feel for my country and my team. The game in Rosario is crucial for us and I hope these boots will help me score goals against Brazil!” said an excited Lionel Messi.

Argentinean Martin Tibabuzo, football designer at adidas, designed the boot with pride: “Designing an adidas boot for Messi is really the highlight of my career. Integrating the national colours and symbols like the sun was not work but a dream come true and I’m very excited with the result. Watching the game Argentina versus Brazil will now be even more special for me.”

The new F50i Messi football boot will soon be available at specialist stores worldwide. The F50i will then be available in a total of four colourways (white, black, cyan and the dark blue Messi colourway).

Others players endorsing the F50i in addition to Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) include: David Villa (Valencia CF), Samir Nasri (Arsenal FC), Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC), Diego Forlán (Club Atlético de Madrid), Lukas Podolski (FC Cologne), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur) and Steven Pienaar (Everton FC).