Charlie Davies has been released from the hospital and is progressing well in his recovery since a terrible car accident in October. The American striker was on the rise after proving himself in Europe, scoring consistently for the USA National Team, and contributing for Sochaux in Ligue 1. He suffered significant injuries from the car crash and most figured a recovery in time for next summer's World Cup Finals unrealistic.

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Charlie Davies is lucky to be alive, and the long list of injuries he suffered in a deadly car accident on late Monday evening provides the evidence.

Recently, ESPN's Jeremy Schaap sat down with American striker Charlie Davies for his first interview since his horrific car crash in October 2009. Davies is very optimistic about his recovery and the chances that he can be fit by June 2010 for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He's already started his rehab for is injuries and says in the interview that he's ahead of schedule and there's reason to be optimistic.

Ronaldo's luxury sports car's front end was smashed to pieces and it lost a wheel as he collided with a roadside barrier while driving to training, the morning after a disappointing defeat for his team. Ronaldo's team-mate Edwin van der Sar, United's goakeeper, was following in his Bentley at the time of the crash but was [.

Hours before Manchester United's Semi-Final Champion's League match against Arsenal at the Emirates, Sir Alex Ferguson's grandchildren were involved in a horror car crash. Peterborough's manager and...
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By now you probably have heard that USMNT forward Charlie Davies, 23, was seriously injured in a fatal car accident early Tuesday morning.
Certainly the image of the vehicle above would make anyone sick to their stomach.
One other passenger died in the one-car crash. Davies suffered a broken leg, fractured elbow and facial fractures among other injuries -- it could take him 6-12 months to recover.

Reports on Wednesday said that Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's grandchildren were involved in serious car crash. Here is an update on what is going on. Fergie is currently keeping a vigil...
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Underwent surgery Tuesday afternoon after being injured in a one-car crash early Tuesday morning.

There are certain angles of the game that I think often get overlooked by the average football fan. For example, football psychology is of particular fascination to me, but it often gets swept under the carpet, or else ridiculed a la Glen Hoddle and his faith healer. But it should be of great interest to us, especially since the first really great football psychologist was one of our own.

Rafa Benitez has made peace with Sir Alex Ferguson in a private letter.
The pair have been at loggerheads all year, but the Liverpool boss wrote to Fergie after the Manchester United manager's grandson was badly injured in a car crash.
Benitez, a father of two girls, wrote offering his help while 10-year-old Charlie Ferguson is at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.

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- TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR football material.

America's best option up front, Charlie Davies
Update: Davies' injuries may be career threatening.
Here's wishing America's Charlie Davies well, after it appears he was involved in a car crash last night. Davies is in surgery, and seems to be doing OK, but reports suggest that there was a fatality in the accident - a 22 year old woman.

More fuel to the spreading rumor that Montreal is set to be awarded the next league expansion franchise. The city gets great USL support and should flourish.
Also, RSL's Will Johnson, Chicago's Bakary Soumare and Chivas USA's Zach Thornton have all been added to the MLS all-star game to replace tired and injured folk.

The 2009 FA Community Shield Match was sponsored by McDonald's whose ads were everywhere telling us how much they support football in the community. What their ads don't say is they simultaneously destroy football in the community by making their awful food available to consumers.
Manchester United's first goal was simultaneously a clinic in the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of teamwork.

We love it when footy players look cute whilst doing good deeds. Here's Carlton Cole at the Children In Need charity event at Hamleys.
Nicklas Bendtner believes divine intervention saved him from this week's car crash.
Why on earth is David Beckham wearing clothes in his 2010 Calendar?

United States men's national team striker Charlie Davies was involved in a single-car crash this morning that killed a person. A U.S. soccer spokesperson has confirmed that Davies was involved in the accident. SI.com writer Grant Wahl has confirmed on...

Charlie Davies Update: Out of ICU and to have surgery on broken elbow-1.052009-10-19 14:25:51Jonathon Feyerherm

Charlie Davies' condition after his car crash has improved where he's now been moved out of the Intensive Car Unit. The USA striker still requires surgery for his broken elbow and possible operations to deal with facial fractures.

The ever-sexy Freddie Ljungberg popped by the Arsenal game this weekend. He says the team will always be in his heart.
Shopping time! The fantabulously fabulous Studs Up launches a limited edition t-shirt. Warning: involves Pengy.
Abbey Clancy comes in second to a scary inflatable object in the Balon Rosa de Oro WAG Awards.

You know how all those United guys dominated the PFA voting stuff? Turns out the fans liked Stevie G. for the award.
Hey, it's the biggest win Liverpool's had in a long time.
Gimme some links:

• Roman A. loses yacht in poker game? [Pies]
  
• Coach lets team watch explicit stuff.

All it takes is one weekend and so many crazy stories come out, many of them sad, many of them bizarre.
First off, here's a ref giving some heckling fans the finger. He later provided this quote:

"I let myself get provoked by the verbal insults of the fans and was dragged down to making an unsporting gesture.

USA defender Oguchi Onyewu had surgery this week to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, that he injured in the recent World Cup qualifying game against Costa Rica.

After the game the U.S. Soccer Federation estimated that his recovery at three to four months, but the federation issued a new estimate of six months on Thursday after his operation.

I'll update this story a little later in the evening when there's more detail. For now, though, the headline at the top of Olé is announcing that Ramón Díaz, the former River Plate, Oxford United, San Lorenzo and Club América de México manager, has been involved in a car crash near Urdinarrain, Provincia de Entre [.

According to Bandeirantes radio today, Internacional are interested in signing Uruguayan centre back Sebastián Coates.
The 18 year old is currently with Montevideo based club, Nacional and would cost Inter a reported €2.5 million.
Reports linking Inter with Sebastián Coates emerged after entrepreneur Valdir Silveira purchased 30% of the player's registration.

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Argentinian football, Premier League new faces and some sad news from Spain all feature in this seasons first good, the bad and the ugly section of languagecaster's football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories.

(All times - UK)
Saturday 15th August
12.45 Chelsea v Hull City, Premier League, Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
The Premier League begins right here (as Sky are probably only too keen to remind you). Hull earned a creditable goalless draw here last season but few will predict anything similar this time around.

Toluca will play Marthon on Thursday
It was looking very shaky for a while, but Toluca will indeed be traveling to Honduras for their Concachampions tilt vs. Marathon. Toluca had decided against making the trip because they were not sure that the safety of the team was guaranteed.

Firstly, congratulations to Arsène Wenger on becoming the longest-serving manager in Arsenal history, overtaking George Allison's previous record from 1934 to 1947. Allison's reign included the Second World War of course when only war-time games were played which don't count in the official records.

Who: Arsenal (England) Vs Olympiacos (Greece)
What: UEFA Champions League, Group H, Matchday 2.
Arsenal, as favorites of their group, will be looking to overcome Olympiacos, in order to move another step closer towards qualification.

Here's a short video tribute to Charlie Davies who was seriously injured in a car crash this last week. Charlie is a player who seemed to be really coming on and finding himself in the game. Our thoughts are with Charlie Davies, and his family and friends

Charlie Davies, No.9 Age 23 National Team USA Current Club Sochaux Current League France Ligue 1 Last Club Hammarby Last League Sweden Allsvenskan College Boston College Total Club Goals 29 Total Caps 17 Total International Goals as a Senior 4
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United States and Sochaux striker Charlie Davies has been released from hospital after being injured in a car crash last month near Washington DC.

In Bob Bradley's search for Jozy Altidore's strike partner now that Charlie Davis is unfortunately out for six months or more recovering from that horrific car crash.

Johnson has always been an enigma. Great promise and an ability to get behind defenses with his speed. His was a blazing start with the MNT as he scored 7 goals in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers including a goal on debut against El Salvador and a hat trick three days later against Panama.

Usually when the injury news pops up over the International Break it comes in the form of pulled hamstrings or strained thighs - as in Frank Lampard's case with England today.
But this year continues to be the year of sad and scary high speed road accidents in world football.
First the d(r)iver Cristiano Ronaldo wrecked his Ferrari.

Ronaldo's luxury sports car's front end was smashed to pieces and it lost a wheel as he collided with a roadside barrier while driving to training, the morning after a disappointing defeat for his team. Ronaldo's team-mate Edwin van der Sar, United's goakeeper, was following in his Bentley at the time of the crash but was [.

Ronaldo's luxury sports car's front end was smashed to pieces and it lost a wheel as he collided with a roadside barrier while driving to training, the morning after a disappointing defeat for his team. Ronaldo's team-mate Edwin van der Sar, United's goakeeper, was following in his Bentley at the time of the crash but was [.

River Plate's ever-sensitive former Argentina forward Ariel Ortega, who has been under treatment for drinking, was hurt more by the media attention than the accident when he crashed his car on Wednesday.
Having pranged his car in Argentina yesterday, he just knew it was too good an opportunity for those Argentine hacks to miss.

(All times - UK)
Saturday 15th August
12.45 Chelsea v Hull City, Premier League, Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports HD1
The Premier League begins right here (as Sky are probably only too keen to remind you). Hull earned a creditable goalless draw here last season but few will predict anything similar this time around.

This week's Ultimate 11's is transfers that shook the world. Who can remember David Jack's controversial £10,890 move from Bolton to Arsenal back in 1928? Not even Mickey Marbles remembers that one! Or how about the rather unfortunate Gianluigi Lentini who signed for AC Milan in a world record fee of £13m, only to be involved in a serious car crash a year after signing, the extent of the injuries he received were a fractured skull and damaged eye socket and he spent approximately 2 days in a light coma.

Right then, we'll start first with team news ahead of tonight's clash with Olympiacos. There's no Theo Walcott who still hasn't recovered enough from his back problem to make the squad although the manager did hint he may be involved on Sunday while Young Guns reports he's due to play in a behind closed doors friendly against Olympiacos reserves tonight.

Bendtner will miss the Olympiakos clash due to being in a car crash.

Arsenal vs Olympiakos

The Gunners will be keen to put the horrible start against Standard Liege behind them against Olympiakos on Tuesday. A solid 1-0 win has to give them confidence going in, especially in young Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone made a series of spectacular stops against Fulham at the weekend.

Apologies for my absence over the past few days, my server has been somewhat temperamental.

It is a bit late to tell you about the game on Saturday night but you can see my summary here on my Sunday column:

Yesterdays win was fantastic in my book, we were made to show a few characteristics that have been beyond the side in the last few seasons.