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Post by webm@ster on Apr 2, 2004 15:13:21 GMT -5
 ( at age 10 Inter Milan offered his mom 750k for Freddy to play for Milan,...DC United has sold out it's opener tomorrow because of him..... hope he brings some excitement and does not wander off to Europe too soon .... ) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid the din of excitement over America's latest teenage phenom, D.C. United coach Peter Nowak has valiantly tried to preach a team-first mantra. "It's not all about Freddy," the coach said this week. Oh, but it is. Major League Soccer's ninth season begins Saturday with a buzz unlike ever before, all due to Freddy Adu, the 14-year-old soon-to-be high school graduate from Ghana by way of Maryland. (MLS Preview Index) Forget, for a moment, that he's about to become the youngest major American team sports player in more than 100 years, or that his $500,000 salary is the highest in the league, or that he's got a $1 million endorsement deal from Nike, or that he's already completed his school work and will get his diploma on May 21. |
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Post by maketradefair on Apr 2, 2004 15:54:02 GMT -5
oh yea, i headrd about that kid a few months back. he wise playing for DC. he would have a better chance of getting regular football.
hes gonna make a shit load of cash from it!
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Post by Columbia on Apr 2, 2004 15:55:14 GMT -5
he's the buisness on championship manager  |
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Post by mar on Apr 3, 2004 7:53:13 GMT -5
pele himself said it
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Post by maketradefair on Apr 3, 2004 8:08:32 GMT -5
is he really in championship manager. if he is, genius thinking for looking him up columbia, i would never have thought!
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Post by Columbia on Apr 3, 2004 9:03:25 GMT -5
yeh he's been in the last two or three, he gets really good after a couple of seasons...
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Post by webm@ster on Apr 3, 2004 20:36:01 GMT -5
Flashbulbs popped amid the roars as 14-year-old soccer prodigy Freddy Adu entered the game and became the youngest athlete to play in a major American league in more than 100 years. (10 touches , 0 shots) 2 to 1 win  |
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Post by FookinInTheBushes on Apr 8, 2004 12:09:02 GMT -5
Blimey, hes 14!!  Come to Liverpool my friend... lol  |
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Post by mar on Apr 10, 2004 11:06:28 GMT -5
Come to Liverpool my friend... lol not to pompey then mate? ;D |
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Post by webm@ster on Apr 11, 2004 0:29:23 GMT -5
 Freddy Adu, who started the second half, had a shot to win the game but was stopped. AP CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- In only his second pro game, Freddy Adu showed flashes of his promise. The 14-year-old D.C. United forward made several fine plays in Saturday night's 1-1 tie with the Los Angeles Galaxy, including a strong shot -- his first as a pro -- in the 90th minute. Los Angeles goalkeeper Kevin Hartman was able to make the save on the shot, denying the teenager the chance to be the hero. "Last week's game, I had a lot of pressure on my back and I didn't play that well," Adu said. "I said after the game that I was glad to get that over with, and now I'm back to really thinking about playing soccer. "That's what I went out there to do tonight. I felt like the old me." Adu, dribbling toward the goal line near the right post, fired a low, hard shot to Hartman's left, but the Galaxy goalkeeper got down and stop it. The Galaxy's Cobi Jones was impressed by Adu, who had 25 touches in the game. "He's obviously a talented player. He's got a lot of skills. I still think he's got a long way to go to step up to the professional level," Jones said. "I think the one thing I would tell him is to use his speed more instead of doing a lot of the trick stuff." Adu, who played 29 minutes in his MLS debut a week earlier, started the second half against Los Angeles. "He played very well," United coach Peter Nowak said. "We have to be patient with his efforts. He got his touches, he was all over the place, he played in the front, he played in the middle, left and right. He struck the ball a couple of times. "Unfortunately, he didn't score a goal, but he was playing well." |
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