Freddy Adu became the youngest American ever to sign a professional contract in any team sport back in 2003. The Ghanaian-born prodigy was just 14-years-old at the time and was snapped up by a developing Major League Soccer brand desperate to establish itself at the forefront in the minds of the football world. Adu was subsequently taken by DC United first overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, kicking off a career that was supposed to redefine the sport. He was 'the next Pele', after all. But...
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