DC United was in Los Angeles on Saturday to play the Galaxy and the team was on my plane coming home. Freddy Adu scored the match's only goal Saturday with a 20-yard strike in second half stoppage time. Adu became the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League Soccer match (14 years, 306 days) and became the youngest player ever to score a goal in League play on (14 years, 320 days). Speedy and highly gifted, Adu became a super soccer prodigy in the early 2000s. He played his first international matches with the U.S. under-17 national team in March of 2003; he was only 13, making him the youngest national team player ever. Born in Ghana, Adu moved to the U.S. with his mother and brother at age 8 and became an American citizen in 2003. In November of 2003, Adu signed a six-year deal with Major League Soccer (MLS). He began play with D.C. United in the 2004 season. In addition to his deal with MLS, in May of 2003 Adu signed a reported $1 million contract with shoe maker Nike.
