Blackout Air Max Mercurial R9 Sneakers Revealed

Later this year, Nike will also unveil a classy blackout paint job fro the all pitch-to-the-street Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 shoes.

Set to be unveiled shortly, the new Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 combines the iconic design of the 1998 Nike Mercurial cleats worn by Ronaldo with an Air outsole.

Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 - Black

This image shows the blackout Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 sneaker.

Design-wise, this new Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 paint job brings an understated, almost entirely black, look to the new football-inspired sneaker from Nike. For the first time on an Nike Air Max Mercurial R9, the outsole is black.

Set to retail around the $100 mark, the blackout Nike Air Max Mercurial R9 sneaker is expected to be launched in summer 2016.

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