With Magista 2, one of the features Nike is focusing on is ball grip, but I didn't notice much of a difference right away compared with other soccer shoes I own -- including the previous-gen Magista.

Nike designers spent the last four years developing the shoe, which looks like half sock, half traditional soccer shoe. It’s a strange-looking piece of footwear, but this odd form has a purpose.

And even with success, there’s never a quick way to make it happen when on the field in the middle of a soccer game ... “I can’t wear the sock Nike boot because it is hard to get on ...

Which Nike cleats are best? When you play outdoor sports such as football, baseball, softball or soccer, you’ll want ... cleats is to provide support and grip, primarily when playing on grass ...

Nike gloves ... like Cristiano Ronaldo and Samir Nasri, wore white socks over the ankle of their regular socks. Nowadays, training socks and “grip” socks might be visible underneath the ...