Is this amazing or what?

D.C. United, a professional soccer team, selects a 14-year-old boy as the first pick in the Major Leage Soccer draft: Yahoo! News - Freddy Adu First Pick in MLS Draft.

Guess I'll be wearing a D.C. United jersey with the number 9 on it this spring.

I'm happy for the kid and his family, but I don't get how he qualifies to play a professional sport and he hasn't even finished high school! There's no question that the boy is qualified, but he's just a ...boy! His childhood is officially over. I hope he has good parental support, because the Michael Jackson story could serve as a warning to those who attempt to gain superstardom at such a tender age.

Good luck Freddy. Don't forget to have fun.

More later...
Paul