Fashion parade: Rich Gladiators show off their logos at the Stadio Olimpico

Published: 28 May 2009 - 14:31:44

Click To Enlarge

It was a Roman contest with a 21st Century twist. A fierce gladiatorial battle but the chosen weapons were 'Flywire' technology and 'Sprintskin' fabrics, not spears and daggers. Lionel Messi's twinkling toes were encased in his brand new adidas F50i, cyan and black, customised boots, bearing an image of the European Cup and the date. Cristiano Ronaldo strutted confidently in a pair of Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly, the lightest and fastest football boots known to man, according to their manufacturers. Like a James Bond movie, the Champions League final is not completewithout another wave of state-of-the-art sporting gadgets and designs.

Related Manchester United News

• Hazard weighs up options
• United dismiss Glazer health rumours
• Cleverley keen to put woes in past
• Manchester United open talks with Everton o...