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Boot with a Brain: Adidas F50 miCoach monitors Messi’s performance

The work rate and movements of Argentina/Barcelona superstar can now be monitored in terms ratings which can be applied into a graph and pie chart … Continue reading Boot with a Brain: Adidas F50 miCoach monitors Messi’s performance


The work rate and movements of Argentina/Barcelona superstar can now be monitored in terms ratings which can be applied into a graph and pie chart thanks Adidas’ new creation, the F50 miCoach boot.

Tagged a ‘boot with a brain’ the Adidas F50 miCoach boot which was unveiled in September 2011 and was also endorsed by the Argentine is built to have a microchip installed into it and it also has Speed Cell and dongle that helps in capturing your performance stats.

The F50 miCoach boot was put to test to gather stats from the recent friendly between Argentina and Germany, where Messi scored a goal and missed a penalty but saw the South-American side emerge winners with a 3-1 score line.

Stats revealed by the Adidas boot showed that Messi ran 8.49 km, sprinted 44 times throughout the match and reached a maximum speed of 30.71 km/hour.

According to Adidas,the F50 miCoach boot is meant for everyone form the World class players to the ordinary football lovers who meet on Sundays to have fun on the field.