Article of cleated footwear having medial and lateral sides with differing properties

An article of footwear, comprising:

• an upper;
• and a sole fastened to the upper, said sole having a lateral region and a medial region, each said region including a plurality of downwardly extending ground engaging members for engaging a ground surface and providing traction, the lateral including a rigid stability member downwardly extending from the sole and spanning between a pair of adjacent ground engaging members generally in a heel-to-toe direction of said sole;
• and the medial region having a pair of adjacent ground engaging members being free of a rigid stability member;
• wherein the ground engaging members having a sidewall and the sidewall includes inward facing curved surfaces;
• at least one buttressing member extending downwardly from the sole and being connected to an interior portion of at least one ground engaging member of said adjacent pair of ground engaging members:
• wherein each of the ground engaging members of said adjacent pair further comprises a body portion and a tip portion for being engaged therein and said buttressing member having a depression portion for engaging the tip portion therein.