Man United's Ferguson shows renewed interest in Adu

November 10, 2006
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has taken a renewed interest in 17-year-old American soccer star Freddy Adu.

Adu's D.C. United club and the MLS have given him permission to practice for two weeks later this month with Man United.

"We've known about him for a long time," Ferguson said Friday. "We tried to get him some years ago but he signed for D.C. United. That stopped our progress in keeping tabs on him."

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