Manchester United, AKA the New York Yankees of the English Premier League, have confirmed their interest in 17-year-old DC United striker Freddy Adu. The Washington Post broke the story first, and D.C. Sports Bog's Dan Steinberg has the full run-down of events.

What's confusing is that, after the Post's Steven Goff reported that Adu would go to England for a two-week trial, Man U denied the story. And now today they've switched course and are confirming it.

What are they, twelve? "Man U has a crush on Freddy!" "Nuh-uh! Teacher! The media's reporting things that are true again!"

Those wonky Brits'll drive me barmy. If they're arse over tit for our lad, just say so. No need to feed us a load of codswallop.