Women Football Stars Inspire Nike United Pack

In February 2025, Nike Football announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to bring together six women athletes from around the world to inspire the design of a new pack of football boots. The Nike United Pack channels the athletes' insights across three key Nike Football franchises—the Tiempo, Mercurial and Phantom.

Flash forward a few seasons and the Nike United Pack—the second such drop—features a new colourway as a nod to each athlete's speed, precision and touch, boosted by Nike football boots. These carefully chosen colours demonstrate the athlete's calm under pressure, ability to strike fear in the hearts of rivals and supernatural abilities on the pitch.

The new football boots are designed to enhance your game and help you make a lasting impression on the pitch. As Nike United collective member Salma Paralluelo of F.C. Barcelona states, "Football is how I carve out my destiny".

The collective highlights six football stars—Salma Paralluelo, Naomi Girma of Chelsea F.C. Women, Patri Guijarro of F.C. Barcelona Women, Lauren James of Chelsea F.C. Women, Sophia Wilson (formerly Sophia Smith) of Portland Thorns F.C. and Deyna Castellanos of Portland Thorns F.C.

The side of each shoe features the names of all six athletes while the custom sockliner in every boot is a nod to the Nike United collective members.

Each of the shoe lines is tailored to support a range of needs on the pitch.

The Nike United Tiempo's low-top football boots are versatile and designed for players who make every touch look effortless. Patri Guijarro, who helped design the boot, points out that "attack is the best defence" on the pitch. The Tiempo was created with an attack mindset. It features FlyTouch Plus—designed to mould to the foot for enhanced grip—to improve stealth and control, helping players toy with their prey.

Naomi Girma also helped to design the Tiempo. "The wicked touch of Tiempo is effortless", she says.

The Nike United Phantom, available in both high and low options, was created with scoring in mind. That taps into the deadly mindset of Sophia Wilson.

"Phantom gives me wicked precision because it's lightweight and won’t get in the way", she says.

Co-designed by Sophia Wilson and Deyna Castellanos, the Nike United Phantom features GripKnit, a slightly sticky, flexible material in the upper to support ball control, along with the Nike Cyclone 360 Plate for lethal precision. That control is crucial for Deyna Castellanos, who says she plays with the attitude of "the ball at my feet. The world at my mercy".

Engineered to support dangerous levels of speed, the Nike United Mercurial provides responsive bounce from Zoom Air, along with a traction plate underfoot for grip. Lauren James uses this shoe to help her move quickly. "In the Mercurial, I feel that extra bit of speed because it's light", she says.

Salma Paralluelo says she also relies on this boot to overwhelm defenders and make her presence known on the pitch.

The latest chapter of the Nike United Pack is available on nike.com and select stores, starting 30 October 2025.