Laceless football boots have become a staple in the football boot market since the release of the Adidas Ace and X 16+ models in 2016. They have always been somewhat divisive, with many rejecting the idea out of hand and opting to continue wearing laced pairs and others converted straight away – drawn in by the clean look and perceived extra ease of a laceless pair.
Since the X and Ace 16, many brands have offered their own laceless models either as part of their regular in-line range or as special editions. As with anything else, however, some innovations are enduring and revolutionary – changing the common approach forever and others are simply trends that go as quickly as they came.
What category laceless technology is to belong to has become increasingly unclear over the last year or so with brands seemingly taking time to consider how heavily to lean into this particular style of football boot. Are brands slowly moving away from laceless or is it here to stay?
