ADIDAS PREDATOR MANIA 20 “TORMENTOR”

Re-releasing the most loved Predator of all time is a pretty route one way to guarantee success, but adidas have nailed this. After releasing the "Tormentor" colour update on the Predator 20+ last week, adidas have followed it up and wrapped up the "Tormentor Pack" with a trip back to the original. That tongue, those swerved rubber fin elements. If you know, you know. For a younger generation this will all be shiny and new, but for anyone kicking a ball around in 2002, the Mania will forever heralded as one of the best Predators of all time. If it ain't the best, then it's 100% top 3.

While this isn't the first Predator Mania re-make we've seen, it is the first since the introduction of the Predator 20+ Mutator and therefore is the first re-make to feature the new Predator 20 soleplate and heel construction, which injects a more aggressive stance into the aesthetic of the boot. The "Japan Blue" Mania had an aura of exclusivity about it 18 years ago with it only dropping in the Far East, and it'll have that exclusive factor around it again this time as adidas have only released a limited number of pairs.

Below: Japan Captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto wearing the original "Japan Blue" Predator Mania as he celebrates a 2-0 win over Tunisia to reach the last 16 of the 2002 World Cup.