Customer Reviews adidas Samba® Classic Soccer Cleats

very narrow

I did not like the extra long length of the shoe tongue. The previous Samba I purchased had the normal size tongue. Also these shoes run a 1/2 size small

Didn't realize the tongue was so long. Is designed to fold over laces but looks stupid with long pants. Rubs my shin if not folded. Donating to Goodwill since I cut off the tag and wore them to work. Oh well. Buyer be ware.

Arch support didn't fit my arch.

Too small. Felt about a half-size small. Cushioning was sparse as well.

The foam in the back of the shoe collapsed and is now uncomfortable.

I disliked the style of the tongue, it was a weird plastic-y texture. I realized after purchase that this is because these are Samba classics, not Samba OGs. My heel also tended to come up, even though the shoes were fairly well sized for my feet. Overall, I was somewhat disappointed.

This is a not-so-cheap knockoff. If you're looking for the Sambas you grew up wearing, this is not it. If you want to look like you're wearing sambas but don't care about anything else, this is for you. Cheaper materials, extra large tongue, no labels on the back of the shoe or under the tongue... not worth my time to list everything.

I love my pair of samba originals, but the samba classic was very disappointing. They have a very thin, almost plasticky tongue that does not provide good support, and rides too high up on the ankle. Whereas my samba originals have a nicely padded tongue that is very cushiony and feels very nice. I wore these for 1 minute and immediately decided to return them.

They changed the width - I've been wearing Sambas for about 15 years now, but I'm afraid I can't anymore. They significantly narrowed the width since the previous pair I bought (May 2007). At first I thought it was a fluke so I returned the first pair and had them exchanged. Sadly, the new pair was just as narrow as the ones I had just returned. I even sized up to an 11, but the shoe was just longer, not wider. They literally hurt too much to wear, and I don't even have wide feet. The Samba was my favorite shoe ever. RIP.

Did adidas change the Samba? I've been buying these shoes for years and have always been very happy. This used to be a 5-star shoe. However, my latest pair seems narrower and far less comfortable. At first, I thought it was just a matter of breaking them in, but I've owned them for months and they're still much tighter (and much less comfortable) than my old Sambas. Adidas, if you changed the Sambas to make them narrower, please change them back!

Way too big, no support. On Adidas website they refer to those sneakers as indoor soccer, which was not mentioned here. They are the Classic Samba. OG Samba is better and not as big/wide.