Archives: Freddy Adu

The 2006 World Cup was a page turner for the United States. Not only because the result didn’t fulfill the pre-tournament expectations of many, but because of a coaching change and the departure of arguably four of the United States … Continue reading →

Freddy Adu’s rocky career in Major League Soccer ended with hardly a notice. Lost in the hype over David Beckham’s arrival stateside and the summer tournaments for the US National Team, Adu once MLS’ most marketable and brightest star was … Continue reading →

Freddy Adu’s incredible run of form continued Wednesday as he scored his 4th goal in 5 games as Benfica was defeated and eliminated from the Taca De Liga.

For the third time this season Freddy Adu, Benfica’s American super sub scored after the 86th minute and this time he helped lift 10 man Benfica to a league win over Martimo. Adu’s fine play recently earned him a place … Continue reading →

With a night’s worth of perspective on yesterday’s 1-0 US victory over Switzerland, here are my thoughts. Maurice Edu was my man of the match and Bob Bradley deserves lots of credit to notice Edu’s value in training and to … Continue reading →

Freddy Adu converted a completely unearned penalty kick for Benfica as the Lisbon club came from behind to defeat Estrela da Amadora in a Carlsberg Cup match. The penalty kick Adu converted was according to every press report I have … Continue reading →

Freddy Adu entered Benfica’s Champions League qualifier versus FC Copenhagen in the 37th minute. Rui Costa scored a goal in minute 86 to give Benfica the 2-1 victory in the first leg.

Freddy Adu has been named a reserve for Benfica in tomorrow’s Champions League Qualifier versus FC Copenhagen. “Adu has only had seven days of training, but he has enormous potential and he is available,” Benfica coach Fernando Santos said.

But he hasn’t signed yet. Adu has been granted permission by MLS to personally negotiate with Benfica. The Washington Post reported that the deal was “99% done” on Saturday morning, and Adu missed Real Salt Lake’s 2-1 loss Saturday night … Continue reading →

David Beckham will miss tonight’s Superliga clash with Chivas of Guadlajara at the L.A. Colusium. The game was moved from the Home Dept Center to accommodate the masses of Chivas fans in the L.A. area and the Beckham mania surrounding … Continue reading →