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Adidas celebrates 20th anniversary of the Predator unveiling the classic 'Tongue boot'

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Adidas on Wednesday unveiled the special Predator Tongue Boot to celebrate 20 years of Predator, unfortunately, the limited edition Adidas Predator Tongue Boot is not available to buy.

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The boot that helped David Beckham to bend it and inspired Zinedine Zidane throughout his illustrious career is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a retro, limited edition design.

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The remarkable design of the leaked 1994 Adidas Predator remake features all important elements of the base. The original Predator logo is placed on the tongue of the Adidas Predator 1994 remake, while the outsole comes with the same style as the first Adidas Predator Boot.

Adidas revealed the new Predator Instinct boot which is a throwback to the original black boot, with red tongue, created by former Liverpool star Craig Johnston in 1994. Johnston's iconic prototype, which had the front of a table tennis pad held onto the boot by a rubber band, was purchased by the German sports giants two decades ago after the Aussie convinced legends Franz Beckenbauer, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Paul Breitner to test them. 

In the last years the usually red, black and white boot got more colorful and moved away power to control, which is not appreciated by the large fan base of the Predator. The fans prefer the more classic colour of red and black than that of green, blue pink.

In 2014 Adidas excites all boot fans with the release of the iconic Predator Remakes, which all feature an unique design based on a particular historical Predator design. The 1994 Adidas Predator Boot is likely the most legendary Predator Boot. 20 years ago Adidas introduced a new way of designing football boots. Rubber strips on the forefoot area allowed to shoot faster compared to previous soccer cleats.

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