A rainbow of colors greets each visitor that walks through Futbol Trend's Central store letting you…read moreknow straight away that their name is not just for the hell of it. An entire window, the only one facing the public, is lined with football boots - trendy football boots, which goes without saying considering the name. I walked in more attracted to the colorful objects than for any other reason. Once I was inside I was quite surprised at the array of clothing and gear available. Unfortunately this was a couple of days after the World Cup, or fortunately because it meant I didn't spend a fortune on jerseys. They had the lot of them, too. They also had a fair few shirts from some of the more popular club teams. Had I been a football fanatic I would have appreciated it a bit more, as it stood, and continues to stand, I like my rugby so my attention went to the boots. Apart from the ones in the window there wasn't much other varieties and definitely none for those on a budget. But at least they had some over size 10! I was a little bit disappointed because at the end of the day I believe Futbol Trend spent most of their efforts on the 'Trend' part and less on the actual 'Futbol'. I understand that to others the trend might be more important, however, a good pair of footy boots will almost always do it for me over fashionable ones.

We had some out of town guests seeking soccer related items for their kids. I found Elevens…read moreFootball on-line and went by to check them out. It is all soccer...or rather you may call it football! Black and white checkered ball being kicked around on a giant field...that is the sport! Small store, but selling shoes and jerseys mostly. They also had some accessories like shin guards, water bottles, etc. Jerseys are boys and girls and varied from teams around the world. They have an embroidery machine on sight in the showroom to customize shoes with initials, monograms, etc. That was kind of cool Seemed like good high quality gear, but the quantity of selection just seemed a little sparse.

Great place to get sport wears at a reasonable price. Small but got everything (almost) you're…read morelooking for or they can get it for you. Nice and friendly folks.

I was looking for headlamps for night hiking. They only…read morestock up on the "Black Diamond" brand. The guy at the register said that it's usually used for biking and only good for seeing whats directly in front of you. So, that's not what I was looking for. They are about $400HKD. I didn't really look around so I can't tell you anything else specific. If you are looking for sporting apparel, they do have lots of that here. The store is located probably 100 meters to the left of the Pizza shop.

Gigasports is a mega store for sports goods, in fact it is a giga store for sports goods (that's…read more1000 times better than a mega store - whoop!). I particularly like the location in Pacific Place, as it is large, carries a good stock, both on display and "out the back", and often has sales on, on top of their regular discounts. The store stocks all types of shoes, clothing and accessories for sports, primarily; running, fitness, basketball, racquet sports, swimming (which many other sport stores don't cater to), footy, and general outdoor (hiking, etc). It is mainly shoes and clothes, with some things like bags, swimming goggles, medical supports. They don't stock a great deal of kit like balls or tennis racquets, so if you need specific sports equipment, you may have to look elsewhere. The store is well laid out, by sport, department, and brand, so things are easy to find. Staff are on standby to help, and can be helpful to the point of pestering, but they do have to make a buck I suppose. When you buy, always ask for a discount. Nine out of ten, they will apply the 5-10% membership discount, regardless of whether or not you are a member. This store in particular, impresses me with their range of swimming gear. As well as swimwear, they have loads of goggles, including prescription lenses, waterproof mp3 players, and floats and accessories. The stock is large compared to other stores. They also have a dedicated kids department, and a good Columbia concession with loads of wicking clothing.

I was at Pacific Place today looking for a few fitness clothes, as I need to 'renew' my closet for…read moresports clothes. I had been looking around Wan Chai for some of those but the best deals I could get were still not that great value for money (okay design and too pricey for their quality). Wan Chai has great stores for branded trainers; prices are half the ones at Giga Sports, but I suspect they're also from previous collections. However today I was after some tights and sports bras. I was impressed by the size of the store: they have a few sections by brand and sport. There's a specific one on fitness which I went to check out. Unfortunately they only had a couple of tights from Adidas, but they were around 250HKD, which is much cheaper than other stores. Their range of bras is great though, and they have the same price (so it's pretty much average). There were some more clothes on the running section and even the tennis one, but for the size of the store it didn't seem much. They're not a specialized store. Instead they have multiple sections with a few items, including swimming and golf, and a corner devoted to hiking products. There is way too much staff in this place though, but nobody approached me to help, which was fine as I could find what I was after quite easily. I picked up a brochure I saw at the fitness section and I'm browsing through it, got hooked on their Adidas tights and will come back for them!

I already have running shoes and my Vibram shoes for hiking, so I don't really need any other…read moretrainers. But I'm a big fan of sports apparel and shoes, especially the colorful ones from Nike or Adidas. In Wan Chai there are a ton of sports shops to choose from, most of them carrying a big selection of sport wear at good prices. All of them have big discounts and you can normally get a good deal anywhere. But Footwear Supermarket is my preferred one. They have Reebok and Puma for running shoes mainly, but they also have some Columbia and Converse products and pretty much everything is reduced. For what I was looking for, they didn't really have 'the ones', but I still had a look because the staff didn't seem very preoccupied with me browsing around, so I kept going. I found it odd that on one of the corners they have 'normal' shoes, but I ignored those because they were, well, a little ugly, and just didn't fit in there. They also had some okay clothes. If you are looking for a fancy pair of trainers, it's probably not the place, they all look very functional, and cheap (some of the discounts went up to 50%). Because I already have what I need and I'm more looking for 'pretty' shoes, I decided to go next door, but if you need good shoes, don't care that much about the design and are not willing to spend much, it's worth checking them out. Also, for trekking shoes they're pretty good too.

Action X is a small shop that sells sporting gear like gloves, jackets, headlamps and the like…read more The two times I came here, they had what we were looking for but just at a limited quantity. But, the quality of the clothing that they sell are very good! If you're looking for North Face, they do carry North Face. I definitely wouldn't discourage you from coming here. I think you should, as I'd always like to support small local businesses. Considering this is HK, the shop is super small, which could be why their stock quantity is so low. But, they might have what you need, so give them a try! Staff is friendly and always helpful. They do accept Credit Cards

I went to this place at the recommendation of a friend. I was looking for hiking and climbing shoes…read morefor myself as well as energy bars as an errand. The shop is located on the second floor of a commercial building and it's quite big. I first had a look at the energy bars and gels. They do carry quite a few of those, mainly USA and Swiss brands, mainstream but good quality. And then went onto the corner where they seemed to have what I was after: they did have some climbing shoes of the kind I wanted (rounded tip, for bouldering) but they didn't have the hiking ones - I was trying to find Vibram5Fingers. They only have Vivobarefoot. By the way I later found them in Escapade Sports. What I realized when I was there is that this place is great for hiking and mountaineering equipment. They carry brands like Berghaus and Montane and the clothes range is great: coats, jackets, vests, sleeping bags, backpacks, pants, thermal clothing to wear underneath and some accessories like gloves and torches. Basically everything you need for outdoors activity. And not only for men and women, they also have children's clothing. It's a specialist store and most of the clients already knew what they wanted, except me, who needed some advice on the climbing shoes...they were expensive and ended up not getting them, but so far, this is one of the few places where I have seen them, so I may have to come back.