Speciali 98 Football Boots
Umbro’s leather touch boot, reissued with the no-nonsense clarity that made Speciali a cult football name.
Story & heritage
Umbro’s own Speciali 98 page calls the model “The Return Of An Icon” and describes it as a reissue that keeps original features while adding a new leather upper. The line sits inside Umbro’s longer boot story: Wikipedia records that the brand moved from kit into its own football boots in the mid-1980s.
Materials & craft
Official product copy says the Speciali 98 uses a premium K-leather upper for comfort and durability. The page also names the Memory Flex soleplate with Wishbone technology as one of the original features retained on the reissue.
How to choose & style
Keep it classic: black socks, simple training layers and shorts let the boot read as a heritage football object rather than a fashion sneaker.
