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The Soccer Shoes

 The importance of soccer footwear can be recognized by the fact that the award
 given to the best player of the sport is called “The Golden Boot”. It is the most
 important among all the accessories used during the game of soccer. The soccer
 footwear is generally known as cleats, in Europe, boot is the general word used for
 the soccer footwear. The main characteristic of the cleats is the spikes that help to
 provide stability on the ground. As an aside, indoor soccer players don’t use the f
 footwear with spikes.

 The soccer footwear used for the indoor games are made of a hard rubber sole. It is
 a non-marking sole that protects the shoes from wearing down even on the hardest
 surface like gym floor. These flat soccer shoes are commonly used on the dry outdoor
 surface.

 The upper part of the shoe is most important in the game of soccer. It is the section
 of the footwear that comes in contact with the ball. It is made either with the leather
 or the synthetic mixing of the leather.

 The Leather

 The kangaroo leather is considered to be the best and most comfortable leather for
 the soccer shoes. Though, it is expensive as compared to the other varieties of the
 leather. However, the kangaroo leather is water sensitive and it is not considered to
 be long lasting. But with all the exceptions kangaroo leather is most lightweight,
 softest and most suitable for the soccer players. It is indeed a great experiences to
 wear the leather shoes made with kangaroo leather.

 Another most important type of leather is pittard leather. These shoes are made
 with calf skin using a special treatment to the leather. The calf skin leather is
 specially treated to provide it softness and water resistance. It is, however,  heavier
 than the kangaroo leather and does not provides the type of comfort that kangaroo
 leather provides.

 The fitting of the shoe is as important as the leather itself. In some instances it is
 more important than the leather itself as even the best quality leather can not provide
 the type of benefit if it does not fit according to the size of the foot. The leather shoes
 are likely to stretch a bit. It is advised for the users to wear these shoes for some
 time before entering a match.