Newz Forum: SOCCER: Freddy Adu graduates from high school at age 14

14 year old soccer phenom Freddy Adu graduated today from high school ate the age of 14!

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As if a major soccer contract weren't enough, Freddy Adu now has something else to make fellow 14-year-olds envious: a high school diploma.Is there anything that this kid can't do? That is prety amazing, to have a High School diploma and a maojor league contract, all before he is old enough to drive!

[Edited on 5/21/2004 by crayon]

This kid is ureal 14 yrs old and the way he play's. He is going to be some player as long as he doesn't get burnout. I expect alot of major clubs are monitoring his progress.

It will be neat if he creates a stir in the US for soccer. With all of the children that have grown up playingsoccer over the last 15 yearss or so, I expect it to start really taking off here shortly.

He has already created a stir. He has some badazz sponsorship deal worth millions already. He is going to be the next soccer superstar across the globe and as i said watch out for one of the top European clubs to come and sign him.

That wouldn't be surprising, but that would be bad for the sport here in the US. I think for the sprot to really take off over here, we need a home-grown star to carry the passion of all those kids the soccer moms haul to games, there is no reason that itshould be as popular as the 4 major sports within 5 years or so...