NIKE UNITED MATCHES SIX PLAYERS TO FOUR BOOTS

Nike's United Pack ties each of its six women players to a boot line: Lauren James to the Vapor 17, Salma Paralluelo to the Mercurial Superfly 11, Sophia Wilson and Deyna Castellanos to the Phantom 6, and Patri Guijarro and Naomi Girma to the Tiempo Maestro. Chapter four of the pack went on sale on October 22, 2026 in icy blue, metallic silver and bright orange, and Nike Football's line for it on October 23 was "Undeniable boots created by unstoppable athletes."

Three Boot Lines, Six Players

Retail coverage and Pro:Direct pair James with the Vapor 17 and Paralluelo with the Superfly 11, which makes the Mercurial the line with two players on it. Wilson and Castellanos stand for the Phantom 6, and Guijarro and Girma for the Tiempo Maestro. The pairings match the first United pack, where Versus reported the Tiempo tied to Guijarro and Girma, the Mercurial to James and Paralluelo and the Phantom to Wilson and Castellanos.

The six come from four countries. James plays for England, Paralluelo and Guijarro for Spain, Wilson and Girma for the United States and Castellanos for Venezuela. Goal's headline on the series called James and Girma a Chelsea duo and said Lionesses and USWNT stars helped design the Tiempo and Mercurials, so the design credit belongs to the players and not only the campaign.

Names on the Boot Since 2025

Nike Football announced the initiative in February 2025, and Nike's own page for the first pack describes a shared purple and Volt colorway, a shattered glass style pattern on the upper, all six names on the side of each shoe and a custom sockliner that nods to the collective. Nike's newsroom framed it as a collective of women athletes.

The numbering is looser than the marketing. Footy Headlines files this release as United 004, Pro:Direct calls it Chapter 4, and SoccerBible headlined a February 2025 pack as the third edition, which cannot be the same count. The earlier chapters are easier to date: Chapter three arrived around March 30, 2026 in burgundy and beige with a safari print, which SoccerBible covered that month and House of Heat filed under the name Burgundy Crush.

Chapter Four, Icy Blue and a Date Dispute

Pro:Direct describes an icy blue upper with metallic silver and bright orange Swooshes across four silhouettes, the Mercurial Superfly 11, the Vapor 17, the Phantom 6 and the Tiempo Maestro, with the Tiempo in a paler silver blue on its molded TechLeather upper. Nike's fourth United pack also reads as a nod to the 2019 Women's World Cup Victory Pack, according to a retailer.

The release date depends on the source. Pro:Direct and the Footy Headlines boot calendar list October 22, 2026, while House of Heat lists October 26 and one retailer says rollout began at select shops on October 22. House of Heat puts the four boots between $250 and $295. Pro:Direct lists the Elite versions at £255 for the Vapor 17 and the Phantom 6 Low, £275 for the Superfly 11 and £240 for the Tiempo Maestro.

The retail coverage read for this piece carries no design notes for the chapter. Nike Football's October 22 and 23 lines say the boots were built with, designed with and created by the players, and credited all six by name on October 22 under the heading "Changing the Game. By Design.", with no feature list. The paler Tiempo and the Phantom 6 listed in High and Low trims are the only construction details in the retail coverage.

Whether Chapter Four Closes the Series

House of Heat calls Chapter 4 the final boot collaboration in the series. Footy Headlines leaks from October 5 describe a Mercurial United Chapter 5 for spring 2027, which would keep the rhythm of March and October. The two accounts cannot both hold, and Nike has confirmed neither.

The context around the pack has also shifted. Kylian Mbappé ended a 19 year sponsorship with Nike on September 18 to become On's global ambassador and product development partner, so a pack built around six women is what Nike put on sale five weeks later. Whether it is the last chapter or the fifth is the open question, and the six names are the part Nike has kept constant in every account read.