Puma opens the archives to bring back the Future 18.1

The original Puma Future 18.1 is back. As Puma celebrates the arrival of the tenth generation of Future, the Big Cat has reached into its archives to bring back one of the most distinctive football boots from their back catalogue.

Returning in its unmistakable Fizzy Yellow, Red Blast and Puma Black colourway, the Puma Future 18.1 Ultimate Remake shines a spotlight on the design that helped introduce a completely new philosophy of football boot construction. 

But this isn't simply a reproduction of the original. Beneath that familiar net upper look sits the latest Future 10 FG soleplate, combining the design heritage of 2018 with up to date Puma traction innovation.

This is a return to one of the defining moments in Puma's recent football history and with the Future 10 ushering in the latest generation, there's probably never been a better time to revisit where it all began.

The Future Started Here

Towards the end of 2017, Puma was preparing to introduce an entirely new football boot silo. The Future would eventually replace the long-established evoPOWER line, bringing a different approach to performance, fit and creative expression.

At the time, football boots design was undergoing something of a transformation. Knitted uppers, integrated collars and increasingly minimal constructions were changing how boots looked and felt. Laceless technology was becoming a major talking point.

Puma decided to approach things differently. Rather than removing laces, they introduced a whole system of lacing that allowed players to completely rethink how they used them.

NETFIT was the defining innovation behind the Future 18.1. Originally developed for running footwear, the technology featured an external mesh structure that allowed laces to be threaded through different positions across the upper.

Players could experiment with different configurations, adjusting tension, lockdown and fit according to their individual preferences. It was a completely different proposition to anything else that was available at the time. This was a football boot that encouraged personalisation rather than prescribing one particular way to wear it.

Fizzy Yellow: An Icon Returns

Although Future first appeared in a limited black-and-yellow design in November 2017, it was the striking Fizzy Yellow release of January 2018 that introduced the boot to a wider audience.

The vivid yellow knitted upper, contrasting black NETFIT structure and flashes of red created a design that was impossible to ignore.

The distinctive mesh extended across the upper, creating an almost honeycomb-like texture, while the asymmetrical knitted collar and aggressive silhouette helped establish Future's visual identity.

It was bold, unconventional and unmistakably Puma. Now that same distinctive colour combination returns on the Future 18.1 Ultimate Remake.

For the 2026 remake, however, Puma continues to take a different approach to the norm. The remake uses the new Future 10 FG soleplate, bringing the latest generation's agility-focused tooling to the classic 18.1 design.

The new stud configuration features Z-shaped studs and a central pivot point, designed to support quick turns and changes of direction.

It's an interesting connection between two generations of Future. The distinctive design that started the silo now sits on the technology developed for its tenth generation.

And for those who remember the original, it's an opportunity to revisit a design that helped define a new era of Puma Football. For players who missed out first time or never have the opporuntity to experience the senesation of NETFIT, it's a chance to discover the boot that started the Future story.

Inside the Puma Future Archive

As part of the celebrations surrounding the tenth generation of Future, we were invited to Puma HQ to explore the archive and revisit the evolution of the silo.

From the original NETFIT concept through to the adaptive constructions and increasingly sophisticated materials that followed, Future has continued to explore different ways of combining fit, control and agility.

It provides a physical connection to the origins of a silo that has undergone considerable technological change while maintaining a recognisable performance philosophy.

The latest Puma Future 10 demonstrates just how far that development has progressed, introducing an entirely new anatomical last, redesigned upper construction and agility-focused outsole.

Back to the Future

The Puma Future 18.1 represents an era when brands were experimenting with radically different ideas about how boots should fit, look and perform.

NETFIT wasn't just another technology name. It was the feature that helped establish a new identity for Puma Football, challenging established conventions and giving players a distinctive approach to individual fit.

This Future 18.1 Ultimate Remake celebrates that originality, bringing back one of the silo's most recognisable designs as Puma enters its tenth generation.

The limited edition Puma Future 18.1 Ultimate Remake FG is available from 13th November 2026 at the World's Best Bootroom Pro:Direct Soccer