A customised Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly boot

he Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly & Vapor V were the fifth incarnation of the Nike Mercurial line and the first of the Superfly line. The Mercurial Vapor Superfly marked the first time a boot was made using Nike Flywire technology,[6] while the Vapor V followed the use of a lace cover like its immediate predecessor. The boot was launched by Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford in Manchester on 26 February 2009. It was debuted during the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage a match between Manchester United and Internazionale by Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovi.[7] The following weekend, players across the world also debuted the boots (notably Robinho, Theo Walcott, Alexandre Pato and Daniel Alves.

A customised Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly boot.

collection of Mercurial Vapor Superfly II's and Nike Mercurial Vapor White in different colorways.

Both the Superfly and Vapor came in the original max orange/abyss/metallic platinum colourway as well as six others: black/voltage yellow/max orange; orion blue/metallic silver; platinum/max orange; Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III FG spain home colur ; and abyss/white/max orange, which was not released in Superfly version.

The fifth colorway of the Mercurial Vapor VI came in black/gray/orange. This colourway was released on 1 January 2011. The Superfly II weighs about 7.4oz (210 grams), while the Vapor VI weighs about 8oz