Puma football boots have been gaining ground in expanding its appeal to players and increasing competition to adidas and Nike. They are becoming an attractive proposition because of their competitive pricing for the quality they possess. Click on the image below to jump straight to recent Puma packs and releases.
At the moment, Puma offers the Future agility boot and the Ultra speed boot. It also has the heritage King, the modern iteration of the classic Puma King boots, though consensus-wise it no longer competes in the space of K-leather boots with its transition to a synthetic upper.
What You’ll Find On This Page:
- Puma Boot Offerings – Future, Ultra and King
- Popular Footballers under the Puma Brand
- Top-end and Cheaper Puma Boots
- Recent Puma Releases
- Frequently Asked Questions about Puma Boots
- Puma Boot Reviews
- Classic Puma Football Boots
What are the Boots Offered by Puma?
| Model | Features | Pitches | Review Linkout |
|---|---|---|---|
Future 9 | Fusion upper 360-degree agility outsole |  | 
Click here for the Future 9 review |
Ultra 6 | Lightweight mesh upper Speedsystem outsole | 
Click here for the Ultra 6 review | |
King 20 | TOTALTOUCH+ upper FG/AG outsole | 
Click here for the King 20 review |
The Future, Ultra and King are the football boots under Puma. The current Future is focused on being the most suitable for agility. Speed is the new name of the game, and so Puma gives us the Ultra that has all the ingredients of a modern football speed boot. The modern King has that K-BETTER upper meant to simulate the attributes of K-leather with recyclable synthetic materials.
Future
The Future aims to deliver a boot that is all about freedom of movement. More than a straightforward run, football is all about those pivots, cuts and side-to-side nimbleness.
Ultra
Ultra is Puma’s speed boot and with a lightweight make up it is popular with many players including Antony, Christian Pulisic, Memphis Depay & Cody Gakpo.
King
The brand’s iconic silo now modernised not just in looks and shape, but also in build and material. It drops the traditional K-leather in favour of its very own synthetic leather material called ‘TOTALTOUCH+.’
Popular Footballers under the Puma Brand
Puma happens to have a marquee name plus a few more football stars, namely:
Neymar
The Brazilian spent 15 years with Nike wearing the likes of the Hypervenoms and Mercurial Vapors before joining Puma in 2020. While he is now the driving force behind the Future Z, he initially wore the King Platinum (the predecessor of Platinum 21) and used his star appeal to renew interest to the silo. He has now received multiple signature releases for his Future boots.
Jack Grealish
As things stand, Grealish could succeed Neymar as the face of the Puma Future if the latter decides to call it quits. He is now a multi-titled player with his stay at Manchester City, and has name recognition to fulfil that role if given a chance.
Xavi Simmons, Kyle Walker and Kingsley Coman are some of the few quality names aside from Neymar and Grealish to embrace Puma as their boot-of-choice.
Recent Puma Releases
Chinese New Year 2026
The Future 9 arrived in a predominantly beige colourway ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year to give luck and prosperity on the pitch. Supporting the thematic identity of the boot was the jade and gold accent combination that shined most especially on the outsole. There was also the traditional seal stamp, applied tonally, on the medial side of the quarter to further reinforce the occasional tribute of the boot.
2026 Blackout
For Puma’s permanent black options for 2026, the brand decided to use Glowing Red to accent the Future 9 and the Ultra 6. It was applied as an outline to the Puma logos, the detailing of the bespoke Future graphic and the shading of the Ultra branding. On the other hand, things were kept classic and timeless with the King, which had a black and white contrast from its upper and soleplate, as well as a golden highlight around the arch of its white Formstrip.
2026 Whiteout
Puma updated their permanent whiteout lineup for 2026 that saw the Future 9, Ultra 6 and King accented heavily with gold. Much of the flashiness came from the chrome finish of the soleplates, while a shade of matte gold coloured the detailing on the upper. The Ultra 6 arguably had the cleanest look of the bunch, while the Future 9 added a bit of a rippling graphic and heel background, and the King once again giving prominence to the classic Formstrip.
Cosmic Art
Cosmic Art was a Future 9 special edition release right at the start of 2026. It featured a deep greenish-blue base that did not waste time to transition to a busy visual activity, as evidenced by the graphical insertions on the forefoot. Against the backdrop of a purplish hue, the vamp used lighter shades of green to produce a wavy, splintering ridge design around the sides and a celestial gas impression around the toe. All in all, they subscribed to the creative nature of the Puma Future, always in a state of flux.
Unleashed
The highlight of the Puma Unleashed pack undoubtedly was the Puma Future, which used the collection as the platform to debut its 9th generation. Its fiery red colourway backed by metallic accents exuded a sense of steely determination to overcome obstacles. On the other hand, the Ultra 6, with its striking yellow theme and thunder-like graphic, did not hesitate to reflect its speedy DNA. King 20 kept its elegance and touch-focused attribute with a relatively plain white look, simply using the Future’s and Ultra’s colourways to border its Formstrip logo.
Why Do I See The Same Puma Boot at Different Price Points?
If you browse Puma boots now, you might see, for example, the Puma Future Ultimate costing almost three times as much as the Future Match. Why is that?
Those who really take football as their career need the very best objective performance the boot can give them, while recreational players might not need as much. Puma then allows its boots to be available at multiple price options to accommodate these casual players who would need to strike the right balance between quality and budget considerations.
Puma has its unique naming system in labelling the top-end and its cheaper counterparts. From top to bottom, we have the Ultimate, the top-end level, followed by the Pro, Match and Play. The succeeding lines after the Ultimate are the more affordable alternatives, with the key features being downgraded or outright removed in each successive tier.
But is it really the case that the more expensive ones are the better Puma football boots? More often that not, yes, but there are still those few instances where the cheaper variants seem to be the better boot depending on what you’re looking for. Football Boots UK sorts this kind of information with our review and analysis of each and every boot, so all you have to do after reading our content is to get your Puma pair from your favourite online or physical store…
Puma Boots FAQs
Which Puma football boot is best?
Puma’s silos do vary in terms of concept, actual build and incorporated technologies, so the best one is the Puma boot whose overall makeup matches what you like in a pair. Wide/narrow, synthetic/knit/leather/, snug/relaxed fit-you name it, Puma has it all!
Do Puma make good football boots?
Yes, and yes. At least with the Future Z and Ultra, Puma is able to produce boots with out-of-the-box comfort (or minimal break-in time whenever applicable), not to mention being cheaper than the base prices set by Nike and adidas.
Football Boots UK Reviews of Puma Boots
For more information check out our Boot Secrets guide, where we help you choose your next pair, including all those from Puma.
Classic Puma Football Boots
Over the years, Puma accumulated boot entries that are hall-of-famers by now if there is one for football boots.
evoSPEED
The evoSPEED competed with the very best Mercurials and F50s Nike and adidas have to offer, and Puma’s iconic speed boot entry always tried to be the lightest boot of them all.
evoPOWER
Cesc Fabregas, Yaya Toure and Marco Reus all at one point wore the Puma evoPOWER, a boot that simply aided the power and accuracy of these players. It normally joined the evoSPEED in carrying the half-and-half design of the Tricks Packs.
Kings
Pele, Johan Cruyff and Diego Maradona-indeed, only the true Kings of Football have worn this classic Puma leather boot
V1.11
One of the popular ones that came out of the V-series, it was meant to help with balance and stability, on top of the velcro tongue design to clean up the striking surface. Aguero’s 2012 boot when scored the famous QPR goal that clinched the league title for Manchester City
About Puma Boots
Founded in 1924, Puma made their first football boot, the Atom in 1948, they created the first football boot with screw-in studs, known as the Super Atom, which was lauched in 1952. In 1970, at the World Cup in Mexico, Pele wore Puma Kings as he was named player of the tournament. Diego Maradona wore Puma boots at his appearances at the finals in 1982 and 1986 and Lothar Matthäus had on Puma boots as he captained Germany to World Cup success in 1990.
Puma boots are well known as being worn by the likes of Pelé and Maradona, both players wore the Puma King’s when playing at and winning World Cups. You too can wear Puma on your feet, but Puma overhauled their entire boot lineup, looking to kick start the brand with their new future facing boots, leaving behind the evoSPEED and evoPOWER lines and even the iconic King, the boot that brought them their most attention and respect in the boot game.
