The Next Adu: Can Cavan Sullivan Live Up to the Hype? When Freddy Adu burst onto the soccer scene in 2004, he was hailed as the "next big thing" in American football.
Two decades later, 16 year old phenom Cavan Sullivan is generating similar hype with his record breaking goal contributions.
Sullivan's latest achievement – scoring in three consecutive MLS games to surpass Adu's mark for a teenager – is the most obvious example of his rapid ascent.