Freddy Adu: the next Pelé, American soccer savior ... Forgotten

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Before Freddy Adu was forgotten, he was expected to be the savior of American soccer.
Over the span of Adu’s long career, he set historic milestones, resurrected a dying league, and represented American soccer on the global stage. Yet, his career is viewed as a failure. How does a 14-year-old kid once dubbed as the next Pelé end up being remembered more as a wasted talent who cost himself the opportunity to be America’s greatest soccer player ever? Well, sometimes the lens we’re looking through can be a bit distorted.

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