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![Damn, I wish it was like that in real life!' - Football Manager legend and former Manchester United trialist Freddy Adu's virtual legacy | talkSPORT Damn, I wish it was like that in real life!' - Football Manager legend and former Manchester United trialist Freddy Adu's virtual legacy | talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/11/adu.jpg)
Damn, I wish it was like that in real life!' - Football Manager legend and former Manchester United trialist Freddy Adu's virtual legacy | talkSPORT
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Sad tale of Freddy Adu, from 'next Pele' aged 14 and training at Man Utd to 15 different clubs and Swedish third tier | The US Sun
![FILE ** In this June 22, 2008 file photo, USA's Freddy Adu, second from left, celebrates with teammates Sacha Kljestan, left, Michael Bradley, right, and Eddie Lewis, second from right, after FILE ** In this June 22, 2008 file photo, USA's Freddy Adu, second from left, celebrates with teammates Sacha Kljestan, left, Michael Bradley, right, and Eddie Lewis, second from right, after](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P9YTJ6/file-in-this-june-22-2008-file-photo-usas-freddy-adu-second-from-left-celebrates-with-teammates-sacha-kljestan-left-michael-bradley-right-and-eddie-lewis-second-from-right-after-lewis-scored-against-barbados-in-a-2010-world-cup-qualifying-soccer-match-in-bridgetown-barbados-us-won-1-0-the-hype-was-there-even-before-the-teen-signed-an-mls-contract-nike-gave-him-an-endorsement-contract-at-age-13-said-to-be-worth-1-million-adu-had-four-goals-at-the-2003-fifa-under-17-world-championship-months-before-signing-with-dc-united-he-was-a-celebrity-which-he-loved-but-adu-s-2P9YTJ6.jpg)