Customise Your Speciali: the boots are revealed
You might have already read about the customised Specialis that we’ve made for Deco and Darren Bent, with both players extremely pleased with the results. But what about those designs that came from yourselves as part of the Customise Your Speciali competition?
Over 10,000 designs were submitted for the competition, with the final winners being chosen by a team of footballers, designers and boot specialists. We revealed the winners in this blog post late last year, but today we can finally show you the finished product. Michael Owen’s Eat My Gooooaal design (top), John Terry’s Tailored design (above) and Gael Clichy’s Speciali Pride (below) have all been passed on to the players, who will be wearing them on the pitch. They’re also being talked about on TV and in various newspapers -if anyone spots them, don’t forget to let us know!
We spoke to Michael Owen when he received his Eat My Goooaaaaal! Specialis earlier this week, here’s what he had to say about the designs: ‘I think the design looks really good. Obviously I picked the design out of all the ones I saw, I liked it then and I still like it now. It lightens the boots up a lot, and I’m looking forward to wearing them in a match. I think these designs open up a can of worms – when you see something great like this, then you think ‘what else can you do? What other designs can you make?’ I’m sure it’ll capture the imagination of a lot of people, including my team mates when they see them for the first time.’
Here’s a selection of the other winners, who all received their own pair of customised Specialis to cherish – you can check out all the designs in detail over on Umbro.com or on Umbro’s Flickr page. A limited number of the boots worn by Michael Owen, John Terry, Gael Clichy, Darren Bent and Deco are available to buy – check them out on Pro Direct now. So which ones are your favourites?












