Customer Reviews adidas Samba® Classic Soccer Cleats

Awesome Classic - I started wearing Sambas back in the early 90s because they were the only sneaker on the market with a cool retro look. Now there are thousands with a retro look, but still the Samba endures. The secret? Classic styling, quality construction and comfort. This is an awesome sneaker. P.S., The tongue is extra long, I guess for some purpose relating to soccer. I have found that if you carefully and artistically trim some of the length off with scissors it will not damage the tongue, and it will still look "factory" finished. Zappos Rocks!

I bought these for my son he likes them very much however, I ordered a 10 1/2 and an 11 because I was not sure of his size he told me they both fit him the same there was no difference in the size.

Samba…The Street Soccer King - Let me spell it out for you in words you can understand. If you ever play soccer/futbol in anything but your Predator cleats, and on anything but natural (and wet) grass, then you NEED these shoes. It is as simple as that. I am a football maniac, and I have only tried 2 or 3 shoes that are better than the Samba Classic for playing the beautiful game on cement…and all those shoes were very rare, expensive, and hard to find limited edition's made by adidas (the latest one being a Greece (colors) version of mundial goal (a special commemorative shoe of euro 2004) And none of those shoes were as comfortable to wear off the pitch, looked as good, or gave you that sense of hip-ness these sambas do. If you do not play soccer…then please understand. These are amazing shoes, in that A) they look absolutely great and if one word were to describe it would be CLASSIC. B) These shoes are basically like walking barefoot. If you don’t play soccer, but just have a stick-shift Miata or Z3.. these shoes will improve your driving skill & fun-factor.. If you BMX/Mtn Bike these shoes will give you that extra kick, and feel in your pedal. C) The downside to this is that Sambas don't have huge support. If you work at a job were you stand up all day…then these shoes are not the best for you to be working in, or wearing after work…as there is only so much stress the human foot can handle without having one of those weeks were you cry like a baby about it. But if you want a shoe were you can literally feel like someone between Bruce Lee, Superman, and Zinedine Zidane, then these were meant for you. After you buy them and like them... move up to Samba K's (more expensive but worth it…sort of) OH ya I wanted to say, these shoes do not go good with rain/snow…I seriously am depressed during winter months when I have to wear Nike basketball shoes so I don't get my socks wet.