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As you may know by now, I had the opportunity to interview U.S. national team striker Charlie Davies last Friday in his first detailed interview since the car accident that nearly took his life. What I found was a player in the midst of an amazing recovery, a Charlie Davies who looked much more like the Davies we knew before last October's deadly car cash than the Davies we saw look so swollen and unfamiliar in the interview he did with ESPN in late November.

It was a remarkable attempt for Charlie Davies to come back from a litany of injuries suffered in an October car accident.

He's rehabbed, training and done everything humanly possible to get back on the field in time for June's World Cup, but according to his club team, he's set to miss out on the trip to South Africa.

Soccer America reported today that Charlie Davies is back to training, which is great news for the US National team - roughly 3 months from the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Charlie Davies tweeted the good news on Thursday: "It's official! I'm done with rehab!!! Leaving for Sochaux tomorrow!

Charlie Davies said in a news conference recently that the next three weeks will be important in his bid to return to action this season with French club Sochaux and hopefully make the U.S. World Cup team.
He has resumed training at Sochaux and spoke on Friday, five months after the serious car accident in Virginia that left him with multiple injuries, and said he is "closer and closer to being back.

You probably know of Darius Vassell's toils in Turkey. What you may not know is that he documents his mental travails in a blog. Some of which is quite disturbing. Read on for the choicest exerts...

8 December

I feel like there is something stirring, boiling .

Charlie Davies' club teammate, Jacques Faty, has admitted asking Davies to lie to the police

Just a few days ago, news broke that Charlie Davies was stopped by police speeding 201 km/hr. Given that Charlie Davies is still recuperating from a serious car accident last year that resulted in a young woman dying, the news that he was found driving a car at such dangerous speeds caused a bit of a stir.

Oh momma I can feel this coming....

According to the Sochaux web site, Charlie Davies, who scored his two goals against Bordeaux in Ligue One last season, has been called up from the reserves for the first time since his terrible car accident to face the same Bordeaux tomorrow at home.

The US striker has battled for over a year to return to senior team fitness after a horrific accident in Washington D.

The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has spoken out for the first time about his car accident before Christmas, when he wrote off his Aston Martin on the way to a training session. He was so glad that he survived he immediately went out and spent £160,000 on a replacement model. "It's parked outside,' he said in [.

Bob Bradley and his US National team coaching staff has some tough choices to make in picking the roster for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. A provisional roster of 30 players needs to be submitted by May 11, and then down to the final 23-man roster by June 1.
Jeffrey Marcus of the New York Times looks at the task ahead for Bradley.

It has seemed at times that every moment the U.S. Men's National Team begins to get a glimpse of what their squad will look like come the first group match of the World Cup, the injury bug strikes.

At the Confederation's Cup, Charlie Davies became a household name and the U.S. finally had a much needed injection of youth into the striking corps.

The man that played in the #11 jersey for Real Madrid occasionally last year was not Karim Benzema. Well, maybe the Karim Benzema who plays for France. But it was certainly not the Benzema that I saw playing for years in Ligue 1. The man I saw last year looked timid, unsure and unhappy.

Clint Dempsey, a US Soccer supporters favorite looks like he could be available for the World Cup this summer.

That sound you just heard was the US Soccer community exhaling a collective sigh of relief. You know you just did! Fulham Football Club, the team that I follow and support in the English Premiership, announced late on Tuesday in England, that American international Clint Dempsey will NOT NEED surgery on his knee and is expected to make a recovery for Fulham before the end of the season.

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Charlie Davies has a message for all the doubters who didn't believe him when he said he would be back for the 2010 World Cup.

You just don't know.

If you've read my ESPN.com story on Davies, you know how determined he is to come back, and just how far he has already come since the accident.

Charlie Davies hopes of making the World Cup roster took a significant hit today, when his club announced that he will not feature in a Ligue 1 match this season.

"He won't play again this season in Ligue 1," Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe told local paper Est-Republicain on Thursday.

Team USA's Charlie Davies, who was fatally injured in a car accident in Washington D.C. last October returned on Monday for full training with his French club Sochaux.

The United States will open up the World Cup with a much anticipated match on June 12th against England.

Davies wrote Monday on his Twitter feed that "it's about time & it feels great!

With the Red Bulls back in training today ahead of their US Open Cup clash with New England Revolution on Wednesday night, a few bits of interesting news have emerged from Montclair. First, the man pictured above, Brazilian defender Cléber António Oliveira, better known as Clebao, is currently on trial with the Red Bulls and could see action in the upcoming friendly against Juventus, should Backe and company decide to take a longer look at him.

Charlie Davies is obviously upset and frustrated about not being released by his club Sochaux, and has been venting through the media.
"I'm very angry because I feel FC Sochaux has denied me a chance at playing in the World Cup," Davies said on the French radio station RMC's "Luis Attaque!

I've called in Matt Acconciamessa of US Soccer Daily for a little for-and-against on the possibility of Charlie Davies making the US roster for the Brazil match next week; there are solid reasons for US Soccer to both bring Charlie home for the match and pass on his return for another day.

A fan's homage to Diego Rodriguez

Yesterday it was reported that Diego Rodriguez, 22, was in critical condition following a car crash that left him suffering a fractured skull, brain damage, punctured liver, broken ribs among other injuries. The accident occurred on Thursday when the player's car collided with a truck on Montevideo's seafront boulevard (near the center of the city).

American striker Charlie Davies could face prison time in France after revealing that he made false statements to French police following an incident where he and Sochaux teammate Jacques Faty were caught driving 125 MPH.

Davies had told police he was the driver of the car clocked driving 125 last Saturday, but revealed on Saturday that it was, in fact, Faty who was driving.

Charlie Davies will be in uniform for French club Sochaux for the first time since being badly injured in a deadly car accident 14 months ago when Sochaux takes on Bordeaux on Sunday.

The club announced the news on Saturday, and Fox Soccer Channel will air the match on Sunday (11am). FSC was originally airing Chelsea vs.

After weeks of rally and support, it has now emerged that River Plate's promising midfielder, Diego Buonanotte may be discharged from the hospital in two days following his horrifying car accident which claimed the lives of his three friends.

"He's a very peaceful guy, he's not a "night-man" and he was not drunk.

Bob Bradley should find out by the Monday what the exact fates of Fulham forward Clint Dempsey will be after sustaining a serious injury at the weekend.

Dempsey suffered a knee injury in in the 61st minute of Fulham's 2-0 defeat at the hands of Blackburn Rovers. An MRI was already taken and the initial prognoses indicate that he might have suffered a torn PCL (posterior cruciate ligament).

After a phenomenal run at the 2009 Confederations Cup that saw the team finally fall to an experienced Brazilian side, the USA is set to play England in it's first group match of the 2010 World Cup. One of the promising new youngsters of the tournament was Charlie Davies, who with his pace and invention added a new dimension to Red White & Blue alongside Jozy Altidore.

As I'm sure many of you know, yesterday's post was a bit controversial. I attempted to take a creative look at the CBA and the writing came across a bit poor to some of you -- while others seemed to like it.

While I'm happy that the piece provoked such strong reactions from some of you, I wanted to say that I didn't write the piece simply to get people fired up.

Poster by Prairie Rose Clayton. http://tifosi.hooverdam.net/

No, Charlie Davies is not fully recovered and he has a whole lot more to do just to get out on training ground again. But if you ever doubted he could make that recovery let alone make it in time for the World Cup this summer, yesterday's outstanding article by Ives Galarcep may make you feel guilty for ever doubting.

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If I had told you two months ago that critical forward/winger Charlie Davies was going to play in the World Cup for the U.S. you probably would have scolded me for joking about such a serious event. After all Davies was fighting for his life after suffering a horrific car accident that left one person dead and Davies with several severely broken bones (including the femur), facial lacerations, and a lacerated bladder.

Word off the news wires reveals Charlie Davies underwent elbow surgery on Tuesday to repair damage he suffered in an October car accident. While the injuries Davies incurred usually take six to 12 months to heal, the USMNT striker is defying all... Read more

Whenever Jose Mourinho is involved you never know what will happen and this match is no different. Except for the fact that Wednesday he will be facing his old club and last year's Milan derby nemesis, Carlo Ancelotti.

Mourinho claims that his in-depth knowledge of Chelsea will not give his side the advantage:

"I know Chelsea well but that doesn't mean that it's any easier," he said.

Right then. I've got to touch on a couple of things this morning before we move on.

Tony Pulis claims that 300 Arsenal fans emailed messages of support to Ryan Shawcross. I mean, I could talk about how every Arsenal fan I have spoken to this last week think Shawcross is a horrible clogging cunt and doesn't merit the slightest bit of backing, least of all from Arsenal fans, but I don't think I need to.

It doesn't seem like just six months ago since since Charlie Davies' fateful car accident and a moment that shook U.S. national team soccer fans to their cores, but here we are, six months on and that much closer to Davies making a miraculous recovery.

Davies is projected to return to action for Sochaux in early May, which would mark just seven months since the accident.

It doesn't seem like just six months ago since since Charlie Davies' fateful car accident and a moment that shook U.S. national team soccer fans to their cores, but here we are, six months on and that much closer to Davies making a miraculous recovery.

Davies is projected to return to action for Sochaux in early May, which would mark just seven months since the accident.

The determination of the human spirit should never be undersold. Especially when there is a World Cup roster slot on the line.

Charlie Davies nearly died October 13th, 2009. After being involved in a serious car accident, which included the death of the driver in his car, Davies was written off.

This will most likely be the headline of some of the most important newspapers in the morning. Angel Cappa made his official debut in El Monumental with a victory. The goals: Ortega and Ferrari.
With this Victory River finished a negative streak of 534 minutes without scoring a goal.

Gimnasia's Marco Pérez was the hero in La Plata (Diario Uno)

Independiente and Estudiantes took over the top spot in Argentina after they won their respective matches and Godoy Cruz lost and Argentinos could on;y muster up one point against Arsenal.
Chacarita lose their second coach of the tournament as Mauro Navas resigned, further confirming that the club is going to go back to second division.

All of the positive momentum surrounding Charlie Davies' comeback has hit a roadblock, as FC Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe told a French newspaper that the American forward won't play for the Ligue 1 side before the season ends.

Davies, who's recovery from a summer car accident has been nothing short of remarkable, was still considered a hopeful to make the U.

Sports Illustrated are reporting that Charlie Davies will not play for Sochaux this season, casting further doubt on whether or not the American forward will be ready for the World Cup this summer.

Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe reportedly told local newspaper Est-Republicain, "He won't play again this season in Ligue 1.

The players, staff and fans of TOT-CAT are mourning the loss of 31 year old Chanon Wong-aree, who passed away in hospital on April 17th following a car accident. The club have retired the number 19 shirt as a posthumous honour, and there will be a minutes silence before TOT-CAT play Thai Port on Saturday.

Charlie Davies (25 June 1986) plays striker for the USA national team and the French Ligue 1's Sochaux. Davies, who was nearly killed in a car accident last October in Washington D.C., has now returned to full training as he looks to get match fit for World Cup 2010. Davies has had a no quit attitude during his recovery process and has done everything in his power to get back onto the pitch in the shortest amount of time possible.

The biggest winners of the weekend just gone were undoubtedly Racing Club, who took an enormous step towards securing their place in the Primera División next season as their rivals fell by the wayside. On Sunday night Ariel Ortega had a car accident (he, and the occupants of the other car, are fine), Seba Verón [.