Shoe having counter

A shoe comprising:

• an upper having a medial line and a lateral line, which define an upper edge of a topline and which protrude downward, on a medial side and on a lateral side;
• a sole attached to the upper;
• and
• a counter including a heel portion that extends upward from the sole at a position downward of a rear portion of the topline and is arranged on the medial side, a back side and the lateral side of the upper, and the counter including movable portions on the medial side and on the lateral side extending in a diagonal forward and upward direction from the heel portion at a position downward of a front portion of the topline on the medial side and on the lateral side, wherein:
• on the medial side and on the lateral side, an upper edge of the counter is defined by a first counter line and a second counter line that protrude downward and that extend along the medial line and the lateral line, respectively;
• a medial height difference is defined by a difference in a height direction between a first point at a lowermost point on the medial line and a second point at a lowermost point on the first counter line;
• a lateral height difference is defined by a difference in the height direction between a third point at a lowermost point on the lateral line and a fourth point at a lowermost point on the second counter line;
• and
• the third point at the lowermost point is arranged downward relative to the first point at the lowermost point, and the lateral height difference is greater than the medial height difference.

A shoe comprising:

• an upper defining a topline;
• and
• a counter, wherein an upper edge is defined, at a position downward of an upper edge of the topline, by a first counter line on a medial side and a second counter line on a lateral side, which protrude downward, wherein:
• a fourth point at a lowermost point on the second counter line is arranged downward relative to a second point at a lowermost point on the first counter line;
• and
• the fourth point is arranged at a position that is within 15% from a rear end of an inside of the upper with respect to an entire length of a sock lining accommodated in the upper.