The 10 most iconic Nike Mercurial Vapor shoes A masterpiece after another, the famous boots designed by Nike worn from 1998 until today

Almost all of us bought at least a pair, since it was impossible not to do it. We did it because each of them made us look like our favorite player, or because he let us imagine playing in the Champions League or World Cup final. Precisely for this reason, each one reminds us of a period or a moment in our life that we are particularly fond of.

The magic of the Mercurial Vapor has touched several generations, being its twenty-year history, and continues to be one of the most popular Nike campaigns in the world, always actual and interesting.

"Mercurial" because they are as changeable and aggressive as their first testimonial in the offensive area, and "Vapor" because they are light and thin like air, these little shoes continue to make their way into the hearts of fans even today, from the 1998 World Cup in France to get to that of Russia, from Ronaldo 'the Phenomenon' to the Portuguese one. That's why we wanted to draw up a list of the ten most iconic Mercurial pairs:

1998 - Mercurial

Created on the occasion of the French World Cup, they are one of the first symbols of the partership, which later became historical, between Nike and the Brazilian National team, which began only two years earlier.

Precisely for this reason, the testimonial designated to wear them during the competition was Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, O' Fenomeno. To note, in addition to the similar style to the Air Max '97 and to a blue, yellow and silver colorway, also the absence of the vertical swoosh, which then will become the characterizing element of the line. As is well known, that world was not very fortunate for the Verdeoro, overcome in the final by the hosts considering also the precarious health conditions of Ronaldo. Despite this, the 1998 Mercurials are still enjoying great success, so much so that they were put back on sale on the twentieth anniversary of their presentation, both in the Air Max version and in the slightly revised field version.