[MY VIEW] A couple of years before YouTube, when watching a video on one’s computer was a new experience, a highlight clip of Freddy Adu hitthe Internet and presented a fuzzy image of what looked like a little Pele in a U.S. youth national team jersey delightfully tricking his way past opponents and scoring goals.Fast-forward eight years: the player who became a millionaire at age 13 has left us wondering what went wrong.

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