The French Football Team has always been at the forefront of making classy kits and lifestyle wardrobes. As the next major international tournament looms, Nike decided to stop playing around and fused the national squad’s classy DNA with the most aggressive silhouette in the archive.

The result? The Nike Air Max Plus “French Football Federation.” It’s blue, it’s gold, and it’s unapologetically Parisian.

Most gradient uppers feel like a tired 2014 throwback, but this execution hits differently. Nike employs a clever visual flip here:

It creates a shimmering, liquid effect that mimics the movement of a match-day kit under stadium floodlights. No boring flat colours allowed.

You can’t reference Les Bleus without acknowledging the silverware. Nike swaps the usual plastic shanks and Swooshes for metallic copper and gold. 

The crown jewel sits right on the tongue: the official FFF rooster mascot, surrounded by stars. It replaces the standard Hexagon logo, turning a street staple into a piece of national heritage.

The Air Max Plus embraces the French football culture. In the banlieues of Paris and the terraces of Marseille, the "Shark" (as the locals call it) has been the unofficial uniform for decades.

By slapping the Federation badge on the TN, Nike isn't just "doing a football shoe." In fact, Nike is acknowledging that the TN owns the culture.

If you’re tired of standard "Triple Black" rotations and want something with actual narrative weight, this is the one. Want to stay on top of this drop and other upcoming sneakers? Make sure you download The Sole Supplier app.