Eurosport is broadcasting the Under21 World Cup in Canada at the moment so I caught a glimpse of USA vs South Korea, who were playing against each other at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The US team is always considered to be somewhat of a “sleeping giant” with so many young people playing football (yeah, well, I know they call it soccer) over there. And they have one of the top prospects in international football with Freddy Adu. German newspapers were hailing him as the future superstar a few years ago, when he was only 14 years old. (more…)
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Under21 World Cup: USA vs South Korea
Posted in Football, Sports, Under21 on July 1, 2007| Leave a Comment »
The future of European football on display
Posted in Football, Sports, Under21 on June 20, 2007| Leave a Comment »
The European Championship for players under 21 are taking place in the Netherlands right now and the semifinals were up today. The German ream lost to England in the playoff matches although they looked pretty confident after the group stage. But they only managed a draw away and then lost to England at home. (more…)