S1 Ep. 5: All Falls Down

American Prodigy: Becoming Great

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Sports

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

After a championship-winning rookie season, anything seemed possible for Freddy. Yet over the next 14 years, Freddy would play for more than a dozen teams in MLS, Europe, South America and the USL, slowly turning from an American Prodigy into a cautionary tale. Short flashes of success in summer tournaments provided flickering glimpses of hope that Freddy would gain traction and turn into a superstar. But Adu could never establish consistency at the club level. Grant Wahl watched Freddy struggle to build momentum in his career as it faded away. What went wrong? American Prodigy listeners! We want to learn more about you! Please fill out this quick survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:19.2	I can't wait to suit up for this team. Come opening day in April 7. I can't wait.
0:25.3	After becoming the youngest American pro athlete in a century,
0:29.2	scoring five goals and winning the MLS Cup title in his first season, Freddie Adieu wanted only one thing on the field as a 15 year old, to play more.
0:40.9	Freddie had let it slip to reporters during his Ricky year that he was unhappy with his playing time.
0:46.8	Freddie wanted to attack and be free and not worry so much about defending.
0:51.8	And eventually he got his wish. not worry so much about defending.
0:52.6	And eventually, he got his wish,
0:55.3	just not with E.C. United.
0:57.0	We also, Lake just announced the signing
1:00.0	of 18 feet out in the soccer world.
1:02.4	Freddie Ague. Welcome to American Prodigy. of 18 feet out in the soccer world.
1:03.0	Welcome to American Prodigy.
1:05.0	I'm Grant Wall.
1:08.0	I was slightly surprised when I saw on ESPN that Freddie was being traded to Salt Lake of all places.
1:14.0	But looking back now, I'm more surprised I didn't see the trade as what it was.
1:19.0	A red flag for Freddie's club career, and eventually eventually even Freddie's hold on American soccer.
1:26.4	Even more surprising, Freddie's trade wasn't even the biggest MLS off-season news that year.
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