FreddyAdu News

FreddyAdu News From AOL News

A Cup Half Empty: The Decade's Downside

A decade of progress for American soccer actually began in November 1999, when newly-appointed MLS commissioner Don Garber announced the demise of the shootout and the falling scoreboard clock, plus a new TV deal with ESPN and ABC. Five years after hosting the World Cup and three after launching a genuine professional...

Americans on Pine a Cause for Concern

Aside from the fact that they're both a) human beings, b) American international soccer players of African descent and c) from the greater Washington, D.C. area, there aren't too many similarities between Freddy Adu and Oguchi Onyewu, saying nothing of the pair's nearly one-foot height and seven-year age discrepancy. Adu,...

Freddy Adu Loaned to Belenenses

For what seems like the entire summer, Freddy Adu's Twitter account has been buzzing with transfer speculation. The one-time U.S. wunderkind had fallen out of favor at Portuguese super club Benfica and Adu openly pined for a move to Dutch team Eredivisie in July after he returned to Portugal to train after two games with...

Freddy Adu Nearing Exit at Benfica

Almost two years ago to this day, one-time U.S. teenage sensation Freddy Adu swapped his Real Salt Lake colors for a high-profile transfer to Portuguese giants Benfica. In the summer of 2007, the move seemed like a perfect spot for the much ballyhooed midfielder, who made his MLS debut with much media fanfare at 14 years...

Adu's Goal Paces US Rout of Grenada

SEATTLE (AP) -- Playing without its top stars, there was some concern that the United States would struggle to generate offense during the heading CONCACAF Gold Cup. That doesn't look like a problem anymore.The Americans, fresh off a stunning runner-up finish at the FIFA Confederations Cup, thoroughly dominated Grenada,...

FreddyAdu News From the Web

05/21/12 MLS refs getting tougher with second cautions Source: SoccerAmerica Freddy Adu and Victor Palsson don't have much in common, other than their incredulous reactions to be dismissed with second cautions during the past two weekends of MLS play.
05/19/12 : FC Dallas, Union tie without stars Shea, Adu Source: SceneDaily FRISCO, Texasâ Gabriel Gomez scored in the 56th minute to help the Philadelphia Union tie FC Dallas 1-1 on Saturday night.
05/19/12 Preview: DAL vs. PHI Source: MLS FC Dallas return home with an aim to stop the rot of a losing winless skid, taking on a Philadelphia Union looking for wins of their own when the clubs meet in Frisco on Saturday evening.
05/18/12 Preview: FCD look to end skid at home vs. struggling... Source: MLS FC Dallas return home with an aim to stop the rot of a losing winless skid, taking on a Philadelphia Union looking for wins of their own when the clubs meet in Frisco on Saturday evening.
05/15/12 Avi Creditor: MLS Week 10 Power Rankings: Houston's... Source: Sports Illustrated The Houston Dynamo have already made themselves right at home in their new digs.