The King XL FG Ruby is&nbsp;a 40th year anniversary special edition boot, designed to commemorate the iconic career of the PUMA King boot line.
Based on the career of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio">Eusébio</a> (the Black Pearl), one of football’s greatest players, the edition features the years “1968-2008” below the King logo and comes in a red colour having two equally important origins; it is the traditional gem colour for a 40th anniversary and&nbsp;is the primary country colour of Eusebio’s beloved Portugal.
The King&nbsp;is Born&nbsp;
The idea for the King boot was born&nbsp;after Eusébio&nbsp;scoring nine goals at the 1966 World Cup, worked with Puma to develop a signature football boot which debuted two years later. Over the years, the King became a legend and was worn by other legends including&nbsp;Brazil’s Pele, Argentina’s Maradona and Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff.
From&nbsp;PUMA literature, this newest addition to the Puma King range includes classic lines and traditional styling, but with updated materials, enhanced features and new design details.&nbsp; The King XL contains a lightweight TPU injected outsole with fixed moulded studs, suitable for use on firm and hard surfaces.
It also provides&nbsp;interior comfort utilizing the PUMA AptoLast design we took a look at during the
Serie A Talk – <a href="http://www.serieatalk.com/product-review-51-puma-v108-i-fg-boot/168">PUMA v1</a><a href="http://www.serieatalk.com/product-review-51-puma-v108-i-fg-boot/168">.08 FG Speed&nbsp;product review</a>&nbsp;
Aptolast features conform to <a rel="attachment wp-att-278" href="http://www.serieatalk.com/product-review-52-puma-king-xl-limited-edition-has-arrived/275/puma-kingxl-ruby-kit-package-puma/" title="puma KingXL - Ruby kit package (puma)"></a>the natural curvatures of the foot, offering an extreme all over snug fit.&nbsp; The boot also has a full grain leather upper which provides that traditional&nbsp;look.
I&nbsp;liked the traditonal look and feel of this boot, it tends to be a bit&nbsp;bigger and heavier than several of the newer boots coming out this year but the all leather exterior&nbsp;creates a great feel and the stud design provides&nbsp;good footing on a wide variety of&nbsp;field conditions. (discovered that during testing)&nbsp;This is a limited edition boot so not too many to go around but if you aren’t into the ruby red colour the King XL does come in a black edition.
Finally, the King XL&nbsp;ships with several&nbsp;extras including an all black leatherette&nbsp;King boot bag containing leather food, brush and polish cloth as well as an anniversary ruby booklet with the complete story of the PUMA-Eusebio connection.
<h3>Eusebio Snapshot</h3>
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<li>he scored&nbsp;727 goals in 715 games</li>
<li>helped the Portuguese national team reach third place at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1966 FIFA World Cup">1966 World Cup</a>, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals&nbsp;</li>
<li>he won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Cup" title="European Cup">European Cup</a> with Benfica, scoring two goals in the final against Real Madrid CF</li>
<li>Eusebio was awarded the&nbsp;“Ballon d’Or” (Golden Ball) as&nbsp;European Footballer of the Year in 1965&nbsp;</li>
<li>awarded European Golden Boot award in 1968, 1973 (42, 40 goals)</li>
<li>was selected as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Jubilee_Awards" title="UEFA Jubilee Awards">Golden Player</a> of Portugal by the Portuguese Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years&nbsp;</li>
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