Soccer: much ado about Freddy.

• Position: Sports - Freddy Adu - Brief Article - Biography

Freddy Adu is so skilled and so poised that many adults, remembering themselves at age 14, insist he must be older than that. Born in Ghana and now a United States citizen, Adu signed a six-year contract rate last year with Major League Soccer that is said to be worth $500,000 per year. By then, he already had a $1 million endorsement contract with Nike. At 5 feet 8 inches and 140 pounds, Adu has not been competing against boys his own age for many years. In 1996, Adu's mother, Emelia, won a lottery for the right to apply to...