{"id":86737,"date":"2023-10-19T14:13:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86737"},"modified":"2023-10-19T14:13:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:13:25","slug":"biggest-feet-in-football-from-ibrahimovics-size-12s-to-maguire-and-his-gigantic-boots-with-arsenal-invincible-top-dog-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/sport\/biggest-feet-in-football-from-ibrahimovics-size-12s-to-maguire-and-his-gigantic-boots-with-arsenal-invincible-top-dog-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest feet in football from Ibrahimovic's size 12s to Maguire and his gigantic boots with Arsenal Invincible top dog | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
FOOTBALL players and fans alike are obsessed with the boots worn on the field.<\/strong><\/p>\n From Jack Grealish's record-breaking boot sponsorship deal with Puma to the arms race between Nike and Adidas that has spanned decades, football boots are no laughing matter.<\/p>\n In fact, it is estimated the global industry for football boots will be worth almost \u00a320billion by 2028, with each year seeing an average market growth of 5.4 per cent from 2022.<\/p>\n There are all type of boots from hard ground to artificial turf as well as no end to variations in style. <\/p>\n Weight is also a huge factor for many elite athletes who try to maximise marginal gains. So what about the size of the boot itself? <\/p>\n Some of the world's best players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are famous cases of using small boots, with Ronaldo going for a fit SMALLER than his actual foot size. <\/p>\n Liverpool star Dominik Szoboszlai revealed how his dad made him wear smaller boots to stop his feet from growing in an effort to mould them into the perfect shape. <\/p>\n However, what about the top end of the scale? <\/p>\n You may expect a behemoth such as Erling Haaland to feature on a list of footballers with the largest size feet, but you will be shocked to learn he only uses a 9.5 size boot.<\/p>\n Fear not though, for we have compiled a list of football stars with some of the largest boot sizes in the world.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Former Manchester United star Paul Pogba stands at 6ft 3" tall and wears a size 10.5 Adidas boot. He was always something of a showman when it came to his boots.<\/p>\n In 2017 he was seen wearing a boot with his face stitched on, while his 2022\/23 boots after returning to Juventus featured a stunning blue and pink design.<\/p>\n It should be no surprise to see a goalkeeper on this list and ex-Chelsea Thibaut Courtois is a prime example.<\/p>\n On more than occasion his size 11 boots have saved Real Madrid from conceding, with a notable performance in the 2022 Champions League final against Liverpool coming to mind.<\/p>\n Sol Campbell is another star who possibly wore size 11 boots after donating a pair of his size 11 Puma boots to the Small Steps Project. <\/p>\n However, according to The Independent Campbell was brought a size 14 pair of trainers by a senior conservative aide while he was visiting a constituency for the party in 2015.<\/p>\n There are a number of high profile footballers past and present who have worn size 12. <\/p>\n It is not that surprising either considering each of these stars would not look out of place in the NBA. <\/p>\n Standing between 6ft 4" and 6ft 7", these stars have all used height as a deadly weapon for their teams. <\/p>\n Martial arts expert Zlatan Ibrahimovic was never one to shy away from an acrobatic goal, while Peter Crouch had a knack for getting his toe to the ball.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Virgil van Dijk established himself as one of the Premier League's best defenders with a cultured ball-playing ability and defensive prowess boosted by his physicality. <\/p>\n Messi praised Fraser Forster as having "the best goalkeeping performance I have seen" against him when Barcelona lost to Celtic in 2012, with the Tottenham reserve making 13 saves in that game.<\/p>\n A player who pioneered the position of goalkeeper as we know it today, Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer is the first name that comes for mind when saying the term sweeper-keeper.<\/p>\n Cool as a cucumber playing out from the back and equally adept at shot-stopping, the German was helped in his acts by his huge frame underpinned by size 12.5 boots.<\/p>\n Harry Maguire will be hoping to book a spot at Euro 2024 amid his struggles in the last couple of seasons at Man Utd.<\/p>\n To do that he will need to ensure his size 13 boots are getting action on the pitch.<\/p>\n Romelu Lukaku came in to replace Ibrahimovic at Man Utd and had no problem filling the Swede's boots in his first season, considering his feet are a full size-and-a-half larger.<\/p>\n While the size 13.5 boots have helped the Belgian's keen eye for goal, it was also the butt of a few jokes with team-mates, with Juan Mata sharing a picture with the boots comically misplaced on his own feet.<\/p>\n But none of the previous names come close to the king of the football boot world – Arsenal Invincible Nwankwo Kanu – who wore a stunning size 15.<\/p>\n The Nigerian forward starred for Arsenal in both their 2002 and 2004 title winning sides, scoring 44 goals across five and a half seasons with the Gunners. <\/p>\n And the size of his feet did not stop him from possessing silky ball control. <\/p>\n Former team-mate Lee Dixon told The Athletic on Kanu: "He\u2019d just control the whole training session. You literally couldn\u2019t get the ball off him."<\/p>\n
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