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In January 2011, when Liverpool acquired Andy Carroll from Newcastle United for $55 million, he had just turned 22. Never before had a player so young or with such a scant track record switched clubs for such an enormous amount. At the time, Carroll had seen a grand total of 2,409 minutes of Premier League action, considerably less than most regulars will play in a year. Apart from one season in Newcastle's second flight, the odd cup game and a stint on loan in the lower leagues with Preston North End, that was the extent of Carroll's career.
And still Liverpool chose to make him the second-most-expensive player in the history of the Premier League. It wasn't for what he had achieved—which wasn't very much—but for what his potential suggested he might one...
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WHERE EVER HE plays next season - whether he returns to the Union, a different Major League Soccer franchise or a second-tier team overseas - Freddy Adu ought to shorten his name to just "Fred Adu." After all, he's a... more »
You've probably heard by now that France - a country that Lady Liberty would tell you knows from great statues - has unveiled one of the world's finest tributes to tantrums. The pair of 16-foot resin figures outside the Pompidou... more »
Amid the banners and braying at CenturyLink Field, the Seattle Sounders’ stadium, some members of the fan group that calls itself Gorilla F.C. are wearing their gorilla-themed Uncle Sam T-shirts with an image of their... more »
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