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18-Month-Old Soccer Ace Gets Pro Contract

YouTube video catches eye of local club

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2011 1:58 AM CDT | Updated Apr 28, 2011 4:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – An 18-month-old Dutch toddler has won a pro contract after a video of him expertly kicking soccer balls into his toy box scored almost a million hits on YouTube. Baerke van der Meij was offered the symbolic contract by Venlose Voetbal Vereniging, the team his... More »

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