Help - son needs football boots but has ended up with clown shoes

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So I sent a family member out with DS to get football boots and they came back with ENORMOUS football boots that are FIVE SIZES too big and look like clown shoes.

This means I now urgently need to buy football boots online but I have no idea what sort to get. DS has size 5.5 feet by Clarks measurements and they are wideish - any suggestions welcomed!

Can't the shoes be returned?

They can and they will! But in the meantime I need to source some football boots that actually fit so that he has some for school...

I should add that for logistical reasons I won't be able to get out to the shops for a few days so will need to get something online. But I have no idea what size or brand to go for...

I’d size up to a 6 and go for a brand like puma. Adidas and Nike come up quite narrow in my experience of buying football boots for my two sons.

Its a while since I bought football or rugby boots, but I do remember always buying a size bigger than school shoes if that helps.

Can you not buy online the same make of boots that he bought that were too big? At least you know he likes them.

Same make won't work - they ended up with a size 10 because those were the ones that seemed to fit width-wise! But enormous on the length.

Thanks, will look at Puma.