“Anti-clogs. Blackouts. Mixed soleplates. Customised conversions. To the uninitiated, that will sound like gobbledygook. To the modern-day professional footballer, it’s the language of the dressing room and the tools of their trade. We are talking about football boots, in case you were wondering, and Jon Tootle’s garage — now converted into a workshop — is full of them. A garish pink pair on the workbench — Nike Air Zoom Mercurial Vapor, for those of you who know your ‘cleats’ — belong to one of last season’s leading Premier League goalscorers. …”
The Athletic