Much Adu About Freddy. Pete Grathoff.
by Grathoff, Pete; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 52Institutions. Publisher: Kansas City Star, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Adu, Freddy | African American teenage boys | Major League Soccer Inc | Professional sports | Soccer players | TeenagersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It was a scene that Major League Soccer has long craved. Long lines at the stadium gate. Ticket scalpers in high demand. Fans hanging from trees. All for a soccer game. Check that, for an exhibition soccer game. That scene played out in February [2004] for the Wizards' game against D.C. United in Tampa, Fla. But it wasn't Preki or Tony Meola that brought out the fans. It was Freddy Adu. Check that, it was 14-year-old Freddy Adu." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article reveals the impact that young soccer star Freddy Adu has already had on professional soccer in the United States and compares him to other high-profile young athletes.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Much Adu About Freddy, April 1, 2004; pp. n.p..
"It was a scene that Major League Soccer has long craved. Long lines at the stadium gate. Ticket scalpers in high demand. Fans hanging from trees. All for a soccer game. Check that, for an exhibition soccer game. That scene played out in February [2004] for the Wizards' game against D.C. United in Tampa, Fla. But it wasn't Preki or Tony Meola that brought out the fans. It was Freddy Adu. Check that, it was 14-year-old Freddy Adu." (KANSAS CITY STAR) This article reveals the impact that young soccer star Freddy Adu has already had on professional soccer in the United States and compares him to other high-profile young athletes.
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