New Balance United in FuelCell Pack gets into the football boot market to give us some options ahead of the 2024 Olympics. We get to see the Furon, Tekela and even the 442 come in with a clear yet strong impression as far as colourway goes. Against a predominantly white form, accents of hot pink, black and volt yellow pop in varying ways depending on the silo they represent. However, as the pack suggests, the highlight of this collection is the incorporation of the New Balance FuelCell midsole that aims to add more energy return to the performance of the boots. At a time where we have the Nike Air Zoom technology and the adidas Lightstrike Pro coming alive in football, it’s timely for New Balance to introduce their own proprietary running technology into the fray.
As for the looks, the Furon establishes a black-outlined N logo with the hot pink providing the solid fill. The black gives a bit of a dotted gradient on the top portion of the logo. Volt yellow can be seen forming a faded shad on the sides, which are also overlaid with a black ribbed visual. Completing the look is the volt yellow on the front plate and the aqua studs.
The 442 does not differ that much to the Furon in this pack when it comes to the colourway. It also has the logo outlined in black and filled in with pink. The same dynamice applies to the front plate and studs. The only difference is the cleaner look of the N logo. 442 also does away with with volt yellow shading on the lateral and medial sides.
And there there’s the FuelCell Tekela. It has more of that black aura courtesy of the collar and the back plate. The whisker-like rays on the sides has some combination of the accents on each line. Volt yellow also colours the front plate, and for this also fills in the N logo. Except for the transparent rim studs, all tips also exhibit the aqua detailing.
