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Wide Fit Football Boots

Ian Ebbs

For wide feet, the boots I recommend most are the Nike Phantom. There are a plenty of good pairs that I list below from a selection of brands I’ve tested and I will tell you why I like them and prefer them over other boots available.

I’ve made a table that shows the best wide pairs and beneath that I take a closer at each of my choices boots for wide feet.

Why should you listen to my recommendations?

I’ve personally got wide feet, I choose wide fitting pairs for my own game. Now they’re not the widest I’ve seen, that record goes to my old teammate Blake, but are wide enough to be able to understand what you’ll need from your boots & I’ve tested all the pairs I talk about in my list below:

Top 11 For Wide Feet

RankWhy?Boot
1.
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Nike Phantom
Best Nike model for wide feet. Wider last (foot shape) & a soft comfortable Flyknit upper with Gripknit for ball control on these boots.phantom>> Get Elite Phantom 6 at Nike
2.
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Nike Tiempo Maestro
Not a natural leather but the TechLeather synthetic material might even be better in certain regardstiempo>> Get Elite Tiempo Maestro at Nike
3.

Mizuno Morelia
Classic Japanese leather boots, great wide fit, leather feels amazing on feet, expensive but you pay for the quality.
Click here for more about the Morelia
4.

adidas Predator
Best adidas option for wider feet. Look to the laced Elite edition for a better fit on your feet & they’ll be easier to put on too.
Click here for more about the Predator
5.
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Nike Premier 3
Timeless leather boots, with a modern sole. Excellent option for training, coaches & referees. Soft leather will stretch & mould to your feet over time.premier>> Get Nike Premier 3 at Nike
6.

Skechers SKX02
One of the newer boots on the market, made to suit Harry Kane who previously wore Nike’s Phantom GT. A good comfortable option worth a try.
Click here for more about the SKX
7.
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Puma King
Great comfort and wide setup combined with a soft upper that wraps well around wider than usual foot types.
Click here for more about the King
8.
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New Balance Furon
These in a wide version can suit those looking for a wife speed style boot, New Balance have crafted a great boot over several years of improvements
Click here for more about the Furon
9.

adidas Copa Pure 4
adidas leather option, Fusionskin upper combines calf-leather forefoot and a mesh midfoot that doesn’t stretch as much as some leather boots
Click here for more about the Copa
10.
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Nike Phantom 6 High
Same as the top ranked Phantom 6, aside from what I feel is an unnecessary sock collar, I’d suggest you save some money & go with those insteadphantom>> Get Phantom 6 High at Nike
11.
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New Balance Tekela
A less popular boot, with fewer pros wearing, but a well made boot that could be worth a try in 4E version if your feet are truly wide.
Click here to for more about the Tekela
What You’ll Find On This Page:

The best football boots for wide feet have the ability to fit any of the wider foot shapes and here is my list of the best wide fitting boots on the market today.

Wide Football Boots

1. Nike Phantom 6

“Every Wide-Footed Player’s Go-to Boots”

The Phantom has been number one on my list for three years, even as Nike evolve & adapt the boot of the years. They are still the boots that I’m wearing right now, being my go-to pair for matches this season.

These boots carry over the wide-fitting nature of the Phantom ever since the release of the OG Hypervenoms, those Phantom’s were soft and incredible on your feet with a wide last and that is just what these latest boots are designed to be too.

See them worn by Erling Haaland, Eduardo Camavinga & Kobbie Mainoo

You’ll find the Phantom 6 differentiate themselves from Nike’s narrow-fitting Mercurials with the upper being made out of Flyknit and Gripknit, which I find more forgiving to wide feet than other synthetic materials. Making the Phantom my very best football boots for wide feet.

✔️ Pros
  • Wide last like previous Phantom models
  • Low-cuts are easy to get on
  • Soft Flyknit wraps wide feet nicely
❌ Cons
  • Takes some time to soften up the Flyknit material
  • The firm ground soleplate isn’t my favourite
  • Original GX could be a bit softer

In this video, watch as I run through the 23/24 season’s best boots for wide feet:

2. Nike Tiempo Maestro

Crafting the Tiempo Fit in a Progressive Material”

What could have been is how I look at the Tiempo Maestro, another great boot, that used to be even better. I’ve found that for wide feet a leather Tiempo can be incredible, in fact sometimes I find them too wide, but then Blake wouldn’t agree that was possible.

Watch them on matchdays worn by Frenkie De Jong, Jamal Musiala and Virgil Van Dijk

Now in 2026 though, Nike has switched the Tiempo to a synthetic leather upper, which I still find incredibly pliable and it can easily give most people the width you need in a boot. In fact, the Tech Leather upper is the best synthetic leather Nike has come up with and could effortlessly push most into thinking that what it has is natural leather. This is because Tech Leather has that buttery soft, melt-in-your-feet feel.

It helps that the outsole itself is relatively wide, but how I wish the kangaroo leather remained to have that extra stretch and give to your feet. You may want to consider looking at an older model of the Legend for that matter. But for many though the Tiempo Maestro will work just fine. These are the lightest Tiempos that Nike has produced and are popular with pros like Van Dijk and Frenkie de Jong.

✔️ Pros
  • Synthetic leather still feels pliable; best synthetic leather material so far
  • More durable now because of the very minimal stretch, if at all, compared to natural leather upper
❌ Cons
  • Less stretch or give now that the Tiempo has a synthetic leather
  • Upper of academy takedown offers almost the same level of pliability, putting the Elite’s value-for-money into question

3. Mizuno Morelia

Best in Class Leather Football Boot”

Now these are a fantastic choice for wide-footed players and would have been higher up my list, but for one issue I found when wearing them.

I think perhaps it is the Japanese foot shape, or perhaps my feet aren’t wide enough, so have a little more height, but I find the Mizuno boots rub just a little on the top of my toes, just near the vamp. I know from others who wear Mizuno they don’t have this issue, so it may just be me.

Popular among Japanese pros

Mizuno, especially in their Made in Japan models, uses the finest of leathers and lasts them (model them on the foot shape) for an extended period. Even the Made in Indonesia models are great boots and a little easier on the wallet, so you may want to try them there and see how they go before trying the Morelia top end.

Many players who do try the Morelia, won’t go back to your main boot brands, instead sticking with the Japanese quality, another brand you can consider here is Adler, but their sizes don’t go high enough for me to be able to wear them, they don’t cater for the larger Western feet.

I found the base shape of the Morelia combined with the stretch of the full K-leather upper and the deep lacing system, make the Morelia ideal for wider foot types, as long as you consider the top of your toes.

✔️ Pros
  • Leather quality is one, if not, the finest there is in football boots (even besting some of the leather boots of leading brands)
  • Shape and durability holds because of the 24-hour lasting and expert handscraftmanship
❌ Cons
  • Way too pricey
  • Availability can sometimes be an issue as Mizuno EU does not have the latest releases more often than not

4. adidas Predator

Width with a Grip”

Another boot where if they were leather I’d rank them higher. Whilst I been lucky not to have had the problem myself, there has been a lot of chat around durability issues with the soleplate cracking for the Predator 2024 and 2025 boots. The 2026 generation seemed to have addressed that issue with a specific feature in place.

On the feet of Jude Bellingham and Trent Alexander-Arnold

adidas introduced a Powerspine, running from the heel up to the midfoot, and marketed such as enhancing one’s shot power. I think that the added stiffness and stability it provides is really more about reinforcing the soleplate itself to prevent any cracks or damages rather than giving additional power.

The Predator is a reasonable wide-fitting boot, though the textile-mesh material needs some break-in time to give the upper more give. I can see how this might not sit well for those coming from the Predator 2024 and 2025, whose Hybridtouch uppers were pliable from the get go. Having that thin upper also blurs the line between the Predator and the F50, the speed boot silo of adidas. Nonetheless, once fully broken-in, the high toe volume and space on the heel will work with the upper pliability to accommodate that extra width.

✔️ Pros
  • Plenty of fit options as Predator 2026 comes in Elite laceless and laced (with the FT laced giving an additional nostalgic value)
  • Functional ball grip one of the best in the business
❌ Cons
  • Needs more break-in time than Predator 2024 and Predator 2025
  • Loses a bit of that cushioning/padding relative to the Hybridtouch upper

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5. Nike Premier

Value-for-money Football Boot”

Now I love wearing these boots, but for me, I find them a better option for training rather than match days. With a firm ground and anticlog version available, they are a great comfortable pair of boots to give your feet a change for your midweek sessions.

I love the quality and simplicity of the K-leather upper construction, coupled with the classic tongue (which you can cut off if you prefer).

Boot of choice by coaches and referees

Nike is now transitioning to synthetic leather boots and will no longer produce K-leather boots as of later this year, so grab the Premier while supplies last at Nike.

✔️ Pros
  • Still provides Nike a comfortable leather boot option
  • Offers value-for-money given the quality of the leather and the overall fit
❌ Cons
  • More of a training/casual play boot as it’s not the most responsive
  • Depending on Nike’s stance on leather, Premier might soon be discontinued

6. Skechers SKX 02

New Player in Town”

An outside entry on my list for 2025, these are the boots worn by Harry Kane. I was one of the very first outside of the pro players to test these boots back at SKX 01 thanks to Skechers and they are still a quality pair. In essence, they have been designed to Kane’s specifications.

What is not to like about the Fitknit upper, which I think is based on Nike’s Flyknit with the comfort you come to expect on feet from Skechers? I would say it’s one of the quality knitted material in a pair of football boots. And from the SKX 01 to SKX 02, the difference is that they weaved the texturing out of the overlay and into the knit itself, making the SKX 02 feel even more pliable than the previous generation.

Headlined by Harry Kane

Kane previously wore Nike’s Phantom GT and loved them, so if Skechers make him a pair of boots that keep all the things he liked from his previous pair (daresay even improved upon it), it is easy to see why these feel so good on his feet. Not many players have given Skechers a chance yet, but from wearing them myself, I’d say it is time you should.

✔️ Pros
  • Provides a great deal of improvement from the Nike Phantom GT, and should be a welcome option if you’re coming from that discontinued Phantom line
  • ‘Comfort that performs’ is not just a tagline as a leather-like liner more than offsets the out-of-the-box stiffness
❌ Cons
  • Only has an FG tooling as of this writing

7. Puma King 20 Ultimate

Puma’s Ultimate Comfort Boot”

My next pick is the Puma’s King silo, I’ve loved using these on occasion & they’re made for comfort, with a decent width to begin, this coupled with the softness of the upper allows them to wrap well around wider than usual foot types. Previous models, like the King Platinums and K-BETTER versions, had less volume and a more snug fit. So the changes Puma made for the King 20 is really a new direction for the silo width-wise.

✔️ Pros
  • Upper feels relatively padded, increasing comfort level
  • GripControl Pro coating adding a bit of friction to aid ball touch
  • One of the most competitive option, pricing-wise
❌ Cons
  • Not neglected but not much empasis on responsiveness
  • Could have been better with a full conical layout instead
  • Need to go up half a size as the boot comes up short length-wise

8. New Balance Furon

Knitted Speed Boots to the Rescue”

I think it is great that New Balance goes against the trend among many other brands of having their boots more narrow and tight-fitting. NB considers width, which is why their silos are a bit wider than other football boots in general & then again they have Extra Wide options too!

I’ve found the Furon to have evolved into an exceptional boot, that has struggled to lose the history of issues the older models had. I would never wear some of those early generations but now the Furon has a soft knitted upper that presses nicely against the foot, even more so for wider ones.

See it in action with Bukayo Saka and Sadio Mane

If you truly have a very wide foot, going for their 4E models, sometimes I’ve had to look back at older models to find that, but I wouldn’t go back further than the 6 in the Furon. Their Tekela in the low-cut edition is another good consideration in the v4 and up editions.

✔️ Pros
  • Already a boot with a wide last to begin with, and even goes further with the 4E models
  • Fills the void left by Nike and adidas for knitted speed boots when they went back to synthetics
❌ Cons
  • A little bit of lateral internal slip when cutting or turning 180 degress, might need some help from grip socks

9. adidas Copa Pure 4

A Modernised Classic”

Now that Tiempo and the King have gone on to synthetic leather, I think that benefits the modern Copa which retains some amount of natural leather. The incorporation of a synthetic mesh midfoot helps it to become a responsive boot despite the incorporation of leather. My concern with the Copa Pure 4 is that I reckon most, should they decide to go for a leather boot, would go for a pair that goes all-in on the leather amount from heel to toe.

The natural leather forefoot can only bring comfort. It may not be the most premium that I have experienced, but I think the quality at the very least meets basic expectations. To determine the fit, I believe you should consider that the laced Elite has some heel padding and a u-throat tongue construction. The boot should be able to adapt and accommodate more width than usual.

Preferred by Declan Rice and Bernardo Silva

The soleplate is one of the boot’s bright spots. It has a solid midfoot rigidity and has decent forefoot flexibility, very easy on the feet. Packaged together with the conical studs and you have a soleplate that feels no-nonsense and functional, and pretty much adaptable to artificial grass.

✔️ Pros
  • Relatively a responsive leather boot
  • Functional soleplate with surface adaptability
❌ Cons
  • Not the most premium of leather material; good but ranks below the likes of Mizuno leather
  • Most might just prefer the cheaply priced options that have more leather than the Copa Pure 4

10. Nike Phantom 6 High

Every Wide-Feet Player’s Go-to Boots – Part 2″

So these are easy pair for me to rate, as they are in essence very similar to the Phantom 6 Elite Low. They hit all the same positives as the Phantom earlier on this list, with only one fairly major downside for a wide-footed player. The knit sock on these makes them harder to get on.

If you want that extra support around the ankle, these are your go-to pair, otherwise, stick with my favourites at number 1.

Matchday boots of Kevin de Bruyne, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Nathan Ake

You’ll also pay extra for the additional material, but you might find it worth it as with the rounded shape of the heel, the extra DF material helps provide you with some more lockdown, so in a sense, the collar on the high-cut 6 does have some advantage other than just being an aesthetical add-on.

✔️ Pros
  • All the positives of number 1
  • Can provide a sense of additional heel lockdown
❌ Cons
  • For the price, not so much additional benefit besides the DF collar
  • A bit harder to put on because of the knit sock

11. New Balance Tekela

A Decent New Balance Alternative”

I mentioned these above with the Furon, but having worn them some more, I’ve come back to add them to my list.

Again as a New Balance boot, the Tekela is constructed a bit wider than most modern football boots and you can opt for the Extra Wide model should you prefer to do so. I stuck with the more available standard release and enjoyed them as a boot.

Worn by the likes of Raheem Sterling and Harvey Elliott

The Tekela for a long time was a barely worn laceless boot offering, but as soon as NB went back to a laced option, some of their pro players started to wear them and I was happy to give them a second chance. I didn’t fall in love with them, but maybe they’ll be right for you.

✔️ Pros
  • Like the Furon, naturally wide-lasted and still has the 4E model for the widest of foot types
  • Ultra soft upper with great heel lockdown
❌ Cons
  • Length-sizing can come a bit short

How I Tested The Boots And Considered Them For Wide Feet

You can check out the general principles I follow when testing out boots here. Specific to wide-fitting boots, it’s a huge plus if the last (the shape of the boot of the boot) is relatively wide as a base to start. I for one would definitely feel more comfortable if the sole that I’m stepping on captures the entirety of my foot’s width.

The next thing I consider is how much does the upper give, the more it does the more accommodating they’ll be, so you’re looking for an upper material that gives a bit of a stretch. Another thing that I considered is how much volume the actual shape of a boot really does take. Besides width, some boots just really takes in more, especially when talking about how much arch you may have on your feet.

Things To Consider When Shopping For Wide Feet

Football boots are more complex than everyday trainers and, to a certain extent, even running shoes, in that they have to fulfil a lot of performance needs of a player. Soccer cleats have to be responsive to ball touches, playing surfaces, and player movements.

At the end of the day though, the performance of a pair of football boots is only as good as the fit and comfort the boots provide to its wearer. The last thing a player wants is a pair that is either too tight they become restrictive and painful or too loose they become less responsive, all these on top of injury concerns from lockdown and stability issues those incorrectly sized shoes bring.

Size is More than Just the Length

Just like any other shoes, football boots come in different sizes, primarily based on length from toe to heel, to cater to your fitting needs. In addition to length though, the width and arch of the feet are also important considerations because all things being equal in terms of length, some people’s feet are just wider and have more volume.

By simply measuring their feet width from their widest ends as well as their arches and comparing the results with this table, people would know whether their feet are wider than usual for their length. In the same manner that feet width varies, some football boots are just naturally wider and more spacious across brands, silos and construction.

The width of people’s feet can differ from very narrow to very wide. The comfort of any boot comes down to the type of last the boot features. A contoured last fits very wide and high feet where a narrow last fits thin and flat feet. The material on the upper is also very important to consider.

Leather uppers can expand over time and mould to your foot making them a good choice for wide feet whereas synthetic uppers need a lot more breaking in time for the boot to mould to your specific foot type.

Are Nike Boots Good for Wide-feet?

I cover this fully above where I talk about the Phantom, Tiempo & Premier, but overall yes Nike boots are good for wide feet, I would just try & avoid the Mercurial line which is regarded as more narrow. They’re the one model I wouldn’t wear from Nike’s boot range.

Wide adidas boots?

I don’t think adidas is a great option for wide feet, their focus on laceless boots, means I find them hard to get on feet comfortably.

That said the .1 options work for the Predator as above and the Copa too. I wouldn’t look to the X or F50 as they are speed boots focused on the narrow fit.

And Wider Puma Football Boots?

I haven’t included the King in this list, as the switch to synthetic has lost that super soft feel. I wouldn’t wear the Ultra they feel too narrow for me, but as you see above the Future ranks highly and is for sure an option in my head. The Fuzionfit+ midfoot compression band just has that needed elasticity to stretch out and accommodate width, not to mention the pliability of the entirety of the upper.

Best Kids Wide Foot Boots

Most kids don’t usually have really wide feet at a young age, in my experience you’ll notice it more as they grow and age. That said, you will still know if they need a narrow or wide fit for how their feet go in certain boots.

If they have struggled with the narrower options, then use this list above as a guide, look for knit or leather uppers that will shape the foot and give some room to grow or adjust, great for young feet.

I’ve found with my kids that some can wear anything, but others need something like the Nike Phantom or the Puma Future for their shape of foot and the knit uppers give them the options of fun designs & colours, as the black leather upper will feel great, but doesn’t look how they want it to.

If you think they do have wider feet, try & stay away from speed boots like the F50 & Mercurial and those tied into the child’s favourite player, look for options that will suit their wider feet instead, like those on my list above.

Author

Ian Ebbs

Founder of FootballBoots.co.uk back in 2010, Ian went on to create and host their YouTube channel which now has 1.5million subscribers and over 400 million views, he also hosts their podcast which you can find on Spotify. He regularly plays masters football, coaches girls and boys teams and is President of his local club. Taking his over fifteen year experience in the football industry, Ian wrote the book: How To Choose Your Boots (find it on Amazon) where he looks to help footballers of all levels find their perfect pair.