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What Happened To Freddy Adu, Manchester United Trialist And The ‘New Pele’ Of Major League Soccer?

September 26, 2013 by Dinesh V

He was the teenage prodigy of Major League Soccer, once linked with Manchester United and Inter Milan. Now, Freddy Adu is a 24-year-old journeyman. But is his career a failure… or a cautionary tale of hype? On 3 April 2004, Freddy Adu made his professional debut for DC United, coming on as a substitute. He was 14 … Read more

Freddy Adu: The Wonderkid From Africa That Never Was

April 15, 2013 by Dinesh V

Freddy Adu, the kid once known as the brightest talent in world football – 9 years on, he is playing with Bahia, a relegation threatened Brazilian league team. Well,that’s almost a tragic story! It’s one of the pressures that youngsters in Africa face where the poverty level is quite high, so when a youngster is seen as such … Read more