Nike Is Turning Its Most Iconic Soccer Cleats Into Sidewalk-Ready Sneakers
Remember #BootsOnlySummer? Last year’s short-lived TikTok trend, in which style-minded soccer fans sported their cleats on concrete, was both silly and potentially quite painful. But it also served as proof of an increasing demand for footy-inspired silhouettes in the sneaker world. Now, ahead of the 2026 World Cup, Nike has found a way to serve that growing audience by turning a slew of its most iconic football boots into sidewalk-ready lifestyle shoes—without removing their spikes. The Swoosh’s new Cryoshot line, which launches today with a collection of seven legendary on-pitch models, uses a new proprietary technology to encase the shoes’ studs in a clear TPU outsole. The spikes are still very much visible, as though frozen in a block of ice. Once you see the Cryoshot kicks in action, it’s so natural and elegant a solution that it’s hard to believe nobody thought of it sooner. Given how major this summer’s World Cup is gearing up to be, Nike has pulled out all the stops for the launch by pairing each of the seven shoes …
