Tag: Freddy Adu

  • On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence

    On this day (2nd June): England begin their World Cup defence

    Embed from Getty Images On this day in 1970, England began their defence as champions of the world as they played their first group game at the World Cup in Mexico. England won that game against Romania, Geoff Hurst scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win. In those days, you only got 2 points…

  • Former Man United trialist Freddy Adu moves to Finland

    Former Man United trialist Freddy Adu moves to Finland

    Embed from Getty Images Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura have confirmed that they have signed Freddy Adu. The 25-year-old former United States international was tipped to become one of the greatest footballers when he made his debut for DC United at just 14-years-old. However, since his departure in 2007, after which he had a two-week trial…