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Once upon a time, Freddy Adu was a name on the lips of half the world's football fans.

If he wasn't being called "the next Pele", he was pulling off truly heroic feats for a whole generation of Football Manager fans. It hasn't really worked out for Freddy in real life, unfortunately - the former USA prospect has been through tens of clubs in an attempt to settle down somewhere, never really fulfilling his potential.

Now, however, he's given everyone a fresh glimpse of the quality which once captivated hearts and minds across the globe. Turning out for the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the North American Soccer League, Freddy has pulled off a sweet assist of the highest quality - wowing his supporters in the process.

Playing in his side's league match up with the Ottawa Fury, Freddy picks up the ball in the opposition's final third. Skipping his way around a defender, he then lobs an inch-perfect ball over the Fury's defence - it falls beautifully and is swiftly prodded home for a goal.

Unsurprisingly, fans in the background go completely mental - several do roly polys down a little grass bank and one or two jump for acrobatic joy.

Nice to see Freddy still entertaining the crowds. Keep it up, dude.

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