Right, So Football Boots Are Having a Celestial Moment. Let's Unpack That.
You know how sometimes, just when you think you've seen every shade of neon and blackout possible on a football pitch, something… shifts? Like the universe decided boots needed a bit more—well, universe. Adidas just dropped their Celestial Victory pack, and honestly, the name alone makes you lean in, doesn’t it? Celestial. Victory. For your feet. Grand.
They’re calling it a burst of bravery and flair for the end of the season, tying it all up with sky patterns and cosmic vibes across the Predator, the F50 (welcome back, speedy), and the ever-reliable Copa. It’s like they looked up and went, "Right, let's bottle some of that."
First up, the Predator 24. Usually skulking about in moody reds and blacks, this time it’s turned up in… white? With splashes of pink and a yellow so bright it might just photosynthesise. ‘Lucid Pink’, ‘Lucid Lemon’—sounds like a fancy cocktail you’d regret ordering. Those grippy rubber bits – the Strikeskin – they’re screaming yellow on the inside of the foot. Ready to grab the ball and maybe whisper sweet nothings to it about gravitational pull. It’s… loud. It’s a choice. It’s for the player who doesn’t just want to control the ball—they want the ball, the opposition, and possibly migrating birds to notice.
Then there’s the F50. Ah, the F50. Back to remind us what lightweight really feels like. This one properly embraces the theme, fading from this deep ‘Blue Fusion’ into that ‘Lucid Pink’ like a sunset on a planet you haven’t discovered yet. Pink tongue, pink logos, yellow stripes bleeding into pink stripes. Even the soleplate gets the gradient treatment. It looks fast, sitting still. Like it’s vibrating slightly, waiting for someone to give it a reason to just… go. You imagine someone rapid, all blur and kinetic energy, lacing these up. Less boot, more suggestion of movement.
And the Copa Pure 2. Bless the Copa. Always trying to bridge the gap between "I just want comfortable leather" and "But make it fashion." This time it’s dipped in ‘Halo Blue’, which sounds ethereal and looks like a silvery, slightly moody blue. It keeps its comfy Fusionskin leather feel, but the details—the stripes, the tongue—get a darker blue wash. That ‘Lucid Lemon’ peeks through, mostly on the soleplate studs, just to remind you it’s part of the gang. It’s the sensible friend who still turned up to the space-themed party—maybe just wearing a star-shaped badge—but definitely there. For the player whose flair is in the touch, the pass, the quiet brilliance.
So, Celestial Victory. It's adidas painting with a brighter, slightly more bonkers palette as the season winds down. White Predators, gradient F50s, silvery-blue Copas—all singing from the same cosmic hymn sheet, just in different keys. You’ll see them on pitches soon, these flashes of pink and yellow against the green. A little bit of outer space, grounded by studs, chasing a ball. It’s quite something, really. Makes you look down at your own trainers and think… maybe they could use a touch more galaxy?
