LONDON: The boy Freddy Adu is better known in the US than the Beckhams.
From what we see and hear, it is quite possible that Freddy is a greater football talent than David Beckham, and already he displays composure in the media glare. From this side of the Atlantic, there are a few questions, and concerns, about the elevation of a 14-year-old Ghanaian-born boy who is being packaged as the American Dream. These questions involve the mind, the body and the adolescent development of what may very well be a player who is the real deal in terms of precocious skill.
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