A buyer's guide to turf shoes

SOCCER or football as it is commonly known, is a global phenomenon and multi-billion dollar industry that brings together communities and people from all walks of life. Soccer surfaces can vary from concrete, gravel, grass and astro turfs outside, to smooth wooden flooring and hard rubber indoors, and they require the right kind of turf trainers for the best results.

Adidas indoor trainers:

This is a quick guide to two of the best selling indoor and astro turf trainers on the market at the moment.
Indoor football trainers for the most part, have a smoother and light tan coloured sole for easily covering and manoeuvring on the court and the best by far in the range is probably the Adidas Predator Absolado X or TRX FG, the latter worn on the field by Los Angeles star David Beckham. Predator shoes These lightweight and comfortable Predator shoes fit like a glove, have a side lace with no tongue and cushioned insole and heel collar - the perfect indoor trainer. They come in a various selection of colours and give the wearer more power and control to deliver when it is really needed on the pitch, safe in the knowledge they are replicating the England legend's amazing abilities and feats. The price is affordable too, in the mid-range of £40-50, and they are available in junior shoes and youth shoes sizing.

Nike astro turf trainers:

With today's technology, astro turf is almost like grass but a player requires excellent astro turf trainers that will support the wear and tear and stress on their knee and ankle joints the surface delivers. Adidas Predator X/TRX FG and Predator Absolado astro turf football trainers are great but the snazzy Nike Mercurial trainers just have the edge over Adidas' flagship footwear. In the soccer turf shoes war, the studded grass version of the Nike astro turf trainers are Cristiano Ronaldo's footballing weapon of choice at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu and the Real Madrid hitman can count on thousands of footballers replicating their efforts with his Mercurial shoes. With a synthetic leather upper, these streamlined and durable astro turf shoes have Nike's Vapor Traction studs for a greater manoeuvrability and grip on the surface, more of a flair and running players' boot than that of a stakhanovite defender. These boots also come in junior trainers and youth soccer cleats and depending on the colour and range can vary from £25 upwards. Depending on your own particular choice, both of the above mentioned Nike astro turf and Adidas astro turf trainers can also be purchased for indoor and grass – are you a Nike or Adidas person, or something else: let your feet do the talking.