As known from:
nytimes logousatoday logotheguardian logo
VA
Contains commercial content
Home > Inside Nike’s Montebelluna Factory

Inside Nike’s Montebelluna Factory

Publish Date: February 28, 2023
Fact checked by: Chris Azzopardi

Inside Nike’s Montebelluna Factory

It’s time for a look inside the factory where Nike makes the boots you’re not good enough to get.

As much as they may want you to think that it’s true, when you go online and buy the same boots as your favorite player, you’re not getting the same boots. They may be pretty close (and they better be for 200+ doll hairs), but they’re just not the same. The reason: their boots are made at a different place. A very special place where only the best cobblers craft the glass slippers for the world’s fairy-tale footballers. Well, that and Nike doesn’t care about you as much as they care about Gerard Pique (or whoever you like).

I know that must be hard to hear, but someone had to tell you. The place these football superstars who are lucky enough to be sponsored by Nike get their boots made: Montebelluna.

The town of Montebelluna sits approximately 67 kilometers northwest of Venice in Northern Italy and is home to only Nike’s most skilled craftsman. Just think about this: the dudes who work here have to follow a 128 step process in order to create these lush new Nike Tiempo Legend IV Elites. Absurd.

Check out photos from the behind the scenes adventure with some technological insight from the guys at Footy-Boots:

The upper is shaped to the last using these two machines to apply heat and pressure to ‘mould’ the premium K-Leather upper of the Tiempo Legend IV. Notice the pair of football boots that have crashed through the wall – whilst most players would love SG versions of the new Legend Elites, not only are Nike not selling them – they’re using them as wall decorations just to rub it in!

Before the sole can be applied to any pair of football boots, any leftover material from the upper must be sheared off to ensure a flush fit. Easily one of the most important steps in the process, this will prolong the life of the boot, increase the comfort and really goes to show the attention to detail that Nike’s craftsmen dedicate to each pair of their signature soccer cleats.

Tiempo Legend IV poster-boy Gerard Pique is the lucky recipient of these hot-off-the-press football boots, and we can see that he’s requested an SG sole (suola) and the Barca Centre back likely has a special insole or insert in his boots (‘inserire’ in the ‘Note’) section.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy prefers a size 10.5 boot, Flywire Elite upper with a non-elite sole on his Tiempo Legend IV! Amazing!

I want some wall decorations like that. Hit up the Nike Football Facebook page for the full shtick.

 

Read Also
People In Football Apparently Have No Idea The World Of Pain Twitter Is About To Bring
If you’re American, live in America, or have any inkling of what ...
English Players Tell FIFA to Shove It, Wear Poppies On Their Boots
The Poppy has become the symbol for Remembrance Day. FIFA told the English FA ...
BetMGM Promo
Nike Shows Off Stripey New Cristiano Ronaldo Boots
Another season, another new version of Nike’s Mercurial Vapors that are tailor-made ...
Thomas Rongen Is So Good, He Made American Samoa Less Crappy
Let's Hear It For the Minnows Thomas Rongen Is So Good, He ...
Ferdinand and Szczesny To Wear Boots Embossed With Their Twitter Handles
As part of Nike’s “Make It Count” campaign, United’s Rio Ferdinand and ...
Latest News
Lamar Jackson Requested Trade From Ravens Earlier This Month
On Monday, Quarterback Lamar Jackson made it known ...
SeaHawks Teammates React to the Comback of Bobby Wagner
After a year-long separation, the Seattle Seahawks and ...
HC Robert Saleh: To have a guy like him want to play for us is ‘pretty ...
As speculation around a potential trade for Aaron ...
The Most Underrated NFL Free Agents Still Available March 2023
While most of the biggest names hitting the ...
Tom Brady: NFL legend becomes part-owner of WNBA Las Vegas Aces
Less than a week after his meeting with ...
Our Team
Carl ManssonChris AzzopardiZane Harris
Carl Mansson
Carl Mansson
Editor in Chief
Chris Azzopardi
Chris Azzopardi
Developer/Data Analyst
Zane Harris
Zane Harris
Sports Editor

Players must be 21 years of age or older or reach the minimum age for gambling in their respective state and located in jurisdictions where online gambling is legal. Please play responsibly. Bet with your head, not over it. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, and wants help, call or visit: (a) the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey at 1-800-Gambler or www.800gambler.org; or (b) Gamblers Anonymous at 855-2-CALL-GA or www.gamblersanonymous.org.

This site is using Cloudflare and adheres to the Google Safe Browsing Program. We adapted Google's Privacy Guidelines to keep your data safe at all times.

21+ sdfgfdgcNCPG sdfgfdgc
Move to Top
Close
×
Your Bonus Code:
The bonus offer was already opened in an additional window. If not, you can open it also by clicking the following link:
Visit Site