Guest TB Mutiny Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writ...du.mls/?cnn=yes Looks like USA 14 year old will stay in the States to play in MLS. Remember this is the kid that Man U, Bayern, Ajax, Milan, etc. were chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pogue mahone Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 and he has done so for the following reasons... "Sources told SI that Adu spurned more lucrative offers from Europe to play in MLS. Why? Three reasons. Adu can 1) live at home with his family in Potomac, Md.; 2) play first-team professional soccer as a minor in the U.S., a practice forbidden in Europe to non-EU citizens by FIFA, soccer's governing body; and 3) have a more nurturing environment in MLS than he would in the hothouse of European soccer. " "Had Freddy signed with a European club he would not have been able to play in any sort of club match until he was at least 16, and probably not until he was 18, because of the FIFA restrictions," said Motzkin. "Taking that path, he could have remained a mythical figure who occasionally appeared and dominated in youth competitions. But instead he's choosing to show what he's got right now." seems sensible to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballwinningcentrehalf Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 could be the next Sonny Pike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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