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![FILE ** In this March 20, 2008 file photo, U.S. soccer player Freddy Adu celebrates his second goal of the night against Canada, in the second half of a CONCACAF Olympic FILE ** In this March 20, 2008 file photo, U.S. soccer player Freddy Adu celebrates his second goal of the night against Canada, in the second half of a CONCACAF Olympic](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P9YTMK/file-in-this-march-20-2008-file-photo-us-soccer-player-freddy-adu-celebrates-his-second-goal-of-the-night-against-canada-in-the-second-half-of-a-concacaf-olympic-qualifying-semifinal-soccer-match-in-nashville-tenn-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-said-some-of-his-teammates-mistook-youthful-exuberance-as-arrogance-ap-photobi-2P9YTMK.jpg)
FILE ** In this March 20, 2008 file photo, U.S. soccer player Freddy Adu celebrates his second goal of the night against Canada, in the second half of a CONCACAF Olympic
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