Like many of his British Counterparts, Freddy Adu’s Career is now ruined

By: Bob | December 14th, 2006

After the initial confusion that rippled across the American soccer blogosphere when it was learned that starlet Freddy Adu had been traded to a team in Utah, there has been a slight turn in public opinion with the thought that the move might actually be good for the kid since he’ll be able to play a more attacking midfielder position that better suits his game. He’ll also be going to a state where drinking is not allowed, thus minimizing his chances of becoming the next George Best. But before we all go out and celebrate by buying a jersey with a prune juice company’s name on the front and Adu’s name on the back, I’m here to tell you that Freddy Adu is no longer poised to conquer the world.

We learn today that Adu had to pay a steep price to bribe his new teammate Chris Brown into letting him wear his favorite number:

Lastly, there’s RSL’s loyal fans. Freddy mania has gripped MLS since he joined the league in 2004, and it won’t be long until you see kids wearing Xango No. 11 Freddy Adu jerseys around town. That’s right, Adu has already convinced new teammate Chris Brown to give up his No. 11 jersey, “for the price of a (PlayStation 3) of course,” said Adu.

That explains it, folks. Now we know why Adu hasn’t developed into a combination of Pele, Maradona and Alexi Lalas. Video games, the scourge of modern football. Just ask Northern Ireland boss Lawrie Sanchez what PlayStation has done to the always high quality of football in his country:

When we all grew up, we didn’t have Playstation, or PS2 or 24-hour TV….so we played football (soccer). If my son played football (soccer) as much as he does with his Playstation, he’d be a better player it’s a fact of life.

Yes, clearly video games have held back players even more talented than Adu from achieving their full potential on the pitch.