Thursday, August 12, 2004
OKAY u haf the right not to read this. do scroll down for my 2 other entries. remember u DON'T have to read this if u DON'T want to. okay la pls read. plspls.
July 12, 2007
EH everyone is entitled to dream once in a while rite~
"English and current European Champions Chelsea today announced their latest "Galacticos" signing, 18-year old American phenom Freddy Adu. He has agreed to a 5-year contract at Stamford Bridge. The fee of 20 million pounds Chelsea paid to the American MLS for the right to sign ADU, is far eclipsed by Real Madrid's bid of 50 million pounds. According to Adu himself, he chose Chelsea for "sporting reasons", not just for the money.
'This is another great day for Chelsea,' said long-serving Stamford Bridge Boss Jose Mourinho. Mourinho, who recently signed a five-year contract extension purported to be worth 8 million per year. (not counting the multi-million pound Tuscan villa given by Chelsea owner Roman Abromawich as a present for Chelsea's winning an uprecedented second consecutive quadruple), indicated that Adu would compete for a space in Chelsea's legendary strike force of Eidur Gudjohnson (28), Didier Drogba (29), and Mateja Kezman (27). "In Adu we have a young forward with the pace, flow and creativity to play as a target striker or on the wing. There is really no limit to his potential now that he has the right manager. Freddy is special, though not as special as me of course."
Team Captain John Terry, himself only 27 at this point despite seeming to be a fixture at Stamford Bridge for as long as anyone can remember, also hailed the move: "We're all excited at the prospect of playing with Freddy. Having defended against him when we beat the States in the 2006 World Cup final, I know he is a born goal scorer."
The only sour note came from the North, as Manchester United gaffer Sir Alex Ferguson bemoaned the Adu signing as yet another example of what he sees as Chelsea's negative impact on the Premiership: "When a team with a grand tradition hasn't won any silverware in three years and keeps losing to a bunch of foreign ****ers from West London, you know something's wrong. Chelsea is proving that all titles can be bought and at prices I just can't afford anymore." Manchester United, which just avoided relegation last year, had been following Adu as an acquisition target since his signing with DC United as a 14-year old. But United -- its cash reserves decimated by its failure to win any major competitions since Mourinho came to Stamford Bridge --could only manage to put together a 10 million package for Adu, which was not remotely competitive with bids from Chelsea and Real Madrid."
