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I’ve been hunting for soccer shoes that comfortably fit my 11.5 Wide (2E) feet for a long time. Soccer cleats run narrow by default, and most brands treat “wide” as an afterthought, if they offer it at all. My requirements are a little specific. I mostly play indoor soccer these days, so I need turf shoes rather than firm-ground cleats. I also picked up some peroneal tendonitis after playing outdoor soccer in very cheap cleats, which made “supportive enough that my foot doesn’t hurt afterward” a real criterion rather than a nice-to-have. What I’d Been Wearing Until recently, I played in Puma Attacanto turf shoes (paid link) in a size 12, sized up half a size purely to buy some extra width. That’s the classic wide-foot compromise: you accept a shoe that’s too long so it’s less painfully narrow. Honestly, they worked reasonably well, especially for the price. But sizing up isn’t the same as a shoe that actually fits, and I wanted something genuinely wider with a bit more support. The…

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