News; PUMA KING XL FOOTBALL BOOTS TEST

The King XL has all the durability you'd puma shoes expect from a classic leather boot. Whilst not as tank-like as its stable-mate the v-Konstrukt III, its all leather-upper will almost certainly take all the knocks you can throw at it.The PUMA King is a boot steeped in heritage. A boot that's entrenched in World Cup history and that has graced the feet of titans of the game, like Pele, Maradona and Eusebio (as pictured below).

It is now tragically under-represented among top flight footballers. So has this decline in popularity come about because of a reduction in quality? No way

The Puma King XL is, without exception, the most comfortable boot that PUMA have in their current range. Looking at the boot you can see how well they leather's been treated; it's pulled taught at the stitches and is unbelievably soft in the panels around the foot of the boot.

A feature that I feel is worthy of note ferrari puma is the way PUMA has integrated the heel counter into the boot. Obviously dedicated to the understated and 'clean' look of the boot- but at the same time realising that a heel counter adds to comfort and safety - the counter is almost seamlessly hidden by texturing and colouring the plastic to look and feel like leather.

In terms of fit, the boot has a more narrow fit than other classically-styled boots available at the moment, fitting more like the first adipure. That said-the King retains the full-length centred lacing that has since left the adipure line, so unless your feet are really wide, you'll be able to loosen the boot to accommodate.

Thanks to the onset of the British winter, puma future cat I've had the opportunity to give the King's a run out in some pretty damp conditions over the last two weeks; so I can also vouch for the boots holding up in the wet. The soleplate is integrated well into the rest of the boot, and there's no ventilation of any sort, making them a solid choice for the winter.