You never forget your first pair of boots. Whether brand new ones that a friendly sports shop took down from a high shelf on a birthday or Christmas, or battered old pair that your older sibling once wore, the design of footballing footwear can leave a lasting legacy.
You don't even have to have worn a style of football boots to have fond memories of them. Whether it was a specific colourway, boots worn by your hero, boots you scored a particular goal wearing, or just a detail you liked: the tongue, the shape, a flash of white, bit of gold.
But what are generally considered the best football boots ever? We have a list for the Best Football Boots of this calendar year, but a question that has long plagued us at FourFourTwo is: which are the best EVER? Over the past century, the humble boot has evolved from a necessary piece of equipment, designed to keep you from falling on your ass to a bonafide fashion statement, and one that can offer an edge over opponents.
Boot rooms around the world have been populated with plenty but on our list, we've considered only the most iconic...
