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D.C. United seventeen year old signing part of trend towards skipping college in USA

14 Apr, 2010

When D.C. United announced on March 22 that Andy Najar had signed with the club, the news made few waves beyond American soccer circles.

That Najar had just turned 17 and had dropped out of his junior year of high school to sign a professional contract was largely skipped over in favor of discussion about the Honduran teenager\'s immense talent. And just a few days later, Najar was starting for United in its season opener.

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