Originally Posted by
Alen
Leather is generally accepted to be "better", and in terms of football (no, I won't call it soccer just because Americans do) there isn't much difference between the handling in comparison to synthetic stuff. However you will find that leather footwear generally tends to be far more comfortable, as leather does get worn in and kind of shapes itself to your foot, as well as the fact that leather tends to give one a better "touch" or feeling, some people go as far as to claim that leather lets you pull off better shots solely because of this (though proper synthetic shoes nowadays aren't much different). Sadly leather does have a bad side, and that's durability. They most definitely won't last as long as synthetic shoes, though if you tend to them right, they'll most likely survive a hella long time. PS: get some anti-water spray or w/e to prevent them from completely soaking your feet if you're playing in a wet field.
tl;dr imo get leather