“Blackpool was cool! The football was really different, compared to what I was used to. It was more direct and very physically demanding – but I had a good time there, it was great!” Freddy Adu on his Tangerines stint

After being dubbed the ‘new Pele’ at the tender age of 14, Freddy Adu’s career would end up taking him to some unexpected places.

After becoming the youngest-ever player to appear in United States professional sports when he made his D.C. United debut in 2004, Adu had stints playing in Portugal, France, Greece, Turkey and Brazil over the next decade.