Nike Hypervenom is a range of football boots developed by American sportswear manufacturers Nike and it was first released on May 27, 2013 coming under the category of agility.[1] Named the Hypervenom Phantom the boot is designed for agile traction and features the All Conditions Control coating for an enhanced performance in both wet and dry conditions and NikeSkin for perfect dribbling and ball control and the boot will be headlined and showcased by Neymar and Mario Balotelli at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.[2]
History of the Hypervenom models
There has been one generation of Hypervenom model, with the cheaper versions of the range being named the Phatal and Phelon for the club and social level players and the Phade for entry level players and the Phantom came in FG, SG, and AG versions.
The Nike Hypervenom was first unveiled by Nike in May 2013 under the slogan 'A new breed of attack is coming' with the likes of Neymar and Mario Balotelli being the major players to headline the new agility silo and guarantee being a sick dribbler and scoring bare sweaty goals.[3] The Hypervenom silo comes under the category of agility and it replaced the Total 90 boot silo which was first produced in 2000. The Hypervenom became the American brand's fourth silo and it was first released in the Bright Citrus/Black colourway where it was first seen worn by Neymar in the Confederations Cup where he helped Brazil to win the tournament. Other colourways include the Flash Lime/Black colourway edition.[4]
The Hypervenom Phantom is abundant with new innovations and technologies as it boasts a super lightweight NikeSkin upper which enhances dribbling and ball control, the lucrative ACC coating for optimum control in both wet and dry conditions, a responsive nylon chassis which provides ultimate traction and agility and the stud configuration is anatomically designed to improve agility.[5]
