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Jan 1, 1526
King Henry VIII
The cleats were heavy and made of leather.They would cost around 100 eruos. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Leather work boots
Provided a good amount of protection but, were very heavy. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Gola makes cleats.
Gola makes there first cleats. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Valsport begins making cleats
Valsport started making cleats in 1920. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Hummel begins making cleats
The Danish companty hummel created cleats. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Dassler brothers make replaceable studs.
The Dassler brothers made cleats with studs that could be replaced depending on the weather.This was in Herzogenaurach,Germany. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Adidas begins making cleats
Adolf Dassler founds adidas after him and his brother fight and no longer work together. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Puma begins making cleats
Rudolf Assler creates the Puma Atom Football boot. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Puma and Adidas fight over Studs
Changeable screw in studs for cleats were claimed to be used by puma and adidas. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
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Asics
Asics begins making soccer cleats. -
Joma
Joma begins making soccer cleats. -
World Cup final
Pele wins the world cup with Brazil and wears the Puma king football shoe.At this time players started getting compensation for only wearing one brand of cleats.First all white soccer cleat is worn.
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Diadora makes cleats.
Diadora an Italian company starts making soccer shoes. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Copa Mundial is created by adidas.
Number one selling cleat in the world and it was made for quickness.Built of kangaroo leather. -
Kelme
The company Kelme come out with cleats in spain -
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Reebok enter cleat game.
Reebok makes first soccer cleats. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Uhlsport
Uhlsport creates their first soccer cleats. -
Predator is released by adidas
Craig Johnston designed these and predator is still around today. -
Adidas makes studs better.
Adidas made tapered shaped blades a new cleat technology. -
Mizuno makes cleats.
They began with the Mizuno Wave, -
Nike makes mercurial.
The mercurial cleat released by nike in 1998 only weighed 200g. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Nomis Wet cleats
Were created to have more grip when wet. http://www.footy-boots.com/football-boots-history/ -
Craig Johnston pig boot
This boot gave the player better grip and accuracy when controlling the ball. http://designmuseum.org/design/craig-johnston -
Kelme Shark Technology
First cleat to ever be made by untanned shark skin. http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/kelme_football_boots.html -
Lotto Zero Gravity cleats
The only soccer cleat without laces. http://www.zherogravity.lottosport.com/en -
Nike Mercurial
Makes studs activated by pressure that can manually adjust to give the player the maximum amount of ground grip. http://www.livestrong.com/article/355275-development-of-soccer-cleats/ -
F50 by adidas
F50's originally released in 2004 have now made there cleats 6.1 oz the lightest in the world. They also have miCoach which you put in your shoe and it keeps track of how far and fast you were going during your games http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&query=f50&N=0&Product_Id=3458163 -
Maestri 3 by nike
The studs are placed for optimal 360 degree movement.Also has a touch pad on the inside of the cleat for total control. http://www.soccer.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&query=ctr+360+maestri+3&N=0&Product_Id=7920905
