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Trip to Ajax ‘eye opening’ experience for Penn Fusion midfielder

When Penn Fusion Academy midfielder Andrew Rosenbaum returned to school at Archmere Academy last month, he had an interesting way to answer the “How did your summer go?” question from classmates and teachers.

He was at famed European club AFC Ajax.

The 15-year-old was one of 31 players to participate in the Generation adidas International program in the Netherlands, where they trained and played a pair of friendlies in the shadow of Amsterdam Arena.

“We got to train with some of the Ajax coaches and did the same drills the Ajax players do,” Rosenbaum said. “It was high-intensity and a lot of work.