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avoidingthedrop.com - 8/24/2009

The Biggest Week of Freddy Adu’s Career

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Ever since he emerged on the scene, American soccer fans have been diligently tracking his progress for years; he’s been our golden child, the kid who could make it, the one guy we finally had that had that combination of technical ability, physical maturity, and instinct that’s ...

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noshortcorners.com - 8/18/2009

And so it continues...

— noshortcorners.com — The search for Freddy Adu's 2009/10 loan club, that is. Odense BK have broken off talks with... Benfica, though nobody is talking much about the reason.I don't have a great deal of info on this scene yet, but it's still early in the day. What I do know ... (more) And so it continues...

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matchfitusa.com - 8/31/2009

Adu Down to the Wire

— matchfitusa.com — Freddy Adu's immediate, and possibly distant, footballing future rests on the transfer deadline today. The young player... is desperately looking for a loan move away from Benfica, who seem to have no... (more) Adu Down to the Wire

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avoidingthedrop.com - 8/31/2009

Breaking News: Freddy Adu loaned to Portugese club Belenenses

— avoidingthedrop.com — According to a few sources, it looks to be that Freddy Adu has managed to hopefully secure... his future chances with the USMNT with a transfer deadline day move to Belenenses. Hopefully this means that he’ll get playing time that he’s failed to get at Benfica and Monaco. Adu ... (more) Breaking News: Freddy Adu loaned to Portugese club ...

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Adu’s career is over?
Project 2010 — ... I was reading a post about Freddy Adu’s club struggles on Avoiding the Drop and came across this line: So we’re left with this reality: Freddy Adu is only twenty years old and there’s a very real possibility that his career is already over. Wow.  Will Freddy Adu make the World Cup roster?  It’s looking less and less likely.  Is Freddy Adu the next Pele?  Definitely not.  But really–is his career over at age 20?  I have one question in response to claims like these: What was (almost) any American ...

Forever young LINKS
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Adu Down to the Wire
Match Fit USA — ... Freddy Adu's immediate, and possibly distant, footballing future rests on the transfer deadline today. The young player is desperately looking for a loan move away from Benfica, who seem to have no plans to play the American. Magnakai Haaskivi at Avoiding the Drop posted that this week could be the biggest of Adu's career ; while I agree with that sentiment, I'm hesitant to buy into the thought that "there’s a very real possibility that his career is already over." I find myself feeling for Freddy. He's not faultless in creating his own struggles, so I'm not shifting blame ...