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    Youth is served

    By Andrea Canales

    Thursday, April 13, 2006

    There's a new influx of Major League Soccer talent making an impact on their teams from the very start. Besides helping to secure their own careers, they are making inroads for new prospects, especially as MLS is looking to develop even more young players. This could be the year that the jinx of the number one pick is broken. After MLS' inaugural year, none of the players chosen first in the draft, not even wonderkid Freddy Adu, ever became a regular starter with his team in their rookie sea ...

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