When I was a young player, one of the things that we would often do is customize our boots. Paint out branding, turn them all black, cut the tongues. Whatever the case, we tried many different home made customization options. Sounds like Neymar Jr. did the same, and to celebrate that, the Brazilian striker and Nike are releasing a special edition gold Hypervenom boot.
As a football-obsessed 12 year-old in the Brasilian coastal city of Santos, Neymar Jr. would spray paint his football boots gold. Now Nike has created a stunning new gold version of the Brasilian star’s Hypervenom boots for him to wear during the rest of the tournament. The boot will be available on www.nike.com from June 26th.
“When we met with Neymar he told us that when he was 12 he used to spray paint his boots gold. He said that he always wanted a pair of gold boots but that he couldn’t find them anywhere. So we took that insight and decided this summer would be the perfect moment to create this boot for him,” said Denis Dekovic, Nike Football Design Director.
“The biggest challenge was getting the gold tone perfect so it had the right spray-painted look,” Dekovic said. ”We worked closely with Neymar to get it as close to how he remembered the color when he would apply it as a kid. We’re all delighted with the results and can’t wait to see it on pitch.”
This special version of the Hypervenom Phantom features a unique sock-liner detail of a gold spray paint can and the Hypervenom boot graphic .
