Teams asking for videotape of 9 year old soccer phenom!!

[VEFF]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/soccer/01/27/phenom.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

This is a bit crazy!
The kid is only 9 years old and already Manchester United has asked for videotape of him; other major teams are also showing interest.
I mean when can he start playing professionally??
14 or 15 at best...

I was amazed at the fact that Freddy Adu was playing professionally at 15.
That is one thing, but this...

http://www.who2.com/freddyadu.html

[smartin4]

It was kind of funny when the artcile said that sonograms would soon be used as recruiting tools for soccer.

Seriously though, whatever happened to letting kids be kids, a 9-year old is being scouted by professional soccer clubs, unbelievable!

[VEFF]

It was kind of funny when the artcile said that sonograms would soon be used as recruiting tools for soccer.

Seriously though, whatever happened to letting kids be kids, a 9-year old is being scouted by professional soccer clubs, unbelievable!

Yes, the sonogram part was cute.
Basically it was a nice way the writer's nice way of saying that this is getting a bit ridiculous...