Article of footwear having a strobel

An article of footwear comprising:

• a footwear upper;
• a strobel secured to a lower extent of the footwear upper;
• and
• a midsole secured to the strobel;
• wherein the midsole is further secured to an exterior of the footwear upper outward of the strobel at a medial side of the footwear upper and at a lateral side of the footwear upper;
• wherein the strobel defines an aperture extending transversely across a longitudinal midline of the midsole such that the aperture extends over a foot-facing surface of the midsole;
• wherein the strobel includes a medial portion extending from a medial outer edge of the strobel at a medial side of the strobel to a medial inner edge of the strobel at a medial extent of the aperture, and a lateral portion extending from a lateral outer edge of the strobel at a lateral side of the strobel to a lateral inner edge of the strobel at a lateral extent of the aperture;
• and
• wherein the aperture has a maximum transverse width that is greater than a sum of a transverse width of the medial portion and a transverse width of the lateral portion at the maximum transverse width of the aperture.