The 2022 World Cup is a great success for El Pulga. With this year’s special shoes, Messi brought Argentina to the gold cup.
Lionel Messi receives a lot of interest at the 2022 World Cup as it could be his last tournament, according to Sporting News.
Therefore, the star of PSG has been specially made by adidas for the X Speedportal Leyenda in a predominantly yellow color scheme, embellished with blue, white and black spots. These colors represent the colors of the Argentine flag.
The design is inspired by elements of the shoe he wore on his World Cup debut in 2006. Messi’s new shoe features SPEEDFRAME technology with a lightweight, accelerated soleplate.
In addition, the multi-directional rivet design enhances grip. The shoes currently retail for $355.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Messi tied for a bright green Nemeziz 18.1 pair. The special feature of this design is that his son Thiago’s name is engraved on it. However, this shoe was commented by many to not bring him much luck when Argentina was soon eliminated.
Joining the tournament in Brazil in 2014, Messi used the F50 adizero. It belongs to the Battle Pack collection. The design is mainly black – white with the highlight of 3 gold lines in tune with the color of the winning trophy.
The shoes in the collection are available in black and white and gold logos. With Messi’s soccer cleats, the blue on the upper relates to the Argentina jersey.
Adizero F50 also stuck with him at the 2010 World Cup. According to Goal, he has been with this shoe for many years. Special edition pairs “accompany” him through major events. 2012 was considered a bountiful year for him when he marked a record 91 goals, 3 times won the Ballon d’Or and his son Thiago was born.
Unlike the 2022 World Cup shoe, the design 16 years ago worn by Messi was only available in white and blue. These shoes are engraved with Diego Maradona’s name as a tribute.