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.
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.
With the holidays in full swing, U.S. Soccer news has seemingly taken a back seat to adult
beverages, burgeoning waistlines and dogs wearing antlers. Fortunately for the good folks at The
Yanks Are Coming, the men on the USMNT fancy the use of... Read more
At about 12:o3 p.m. EST on Friday, someone on ESPN (probably Alexi Lalas or John Harkes) will
give the following monologue:
"This is the day we've been waiting for. Trying to make predictions before the draw is foolish
because no one knows who's playing who. It's all about matchups! Depending on the group, the U.
Another year, another MLS prospect, fresh out of college and ready to go pro, turning his back on
Major League Soccer to sign in that hotbed of European football, Sweden. That probably not fair,...
According to this story from the Canadian Broadcasting Company, both Charlie Davies and Oguchi
Onyewu are still very much in the picture for the U.S. World Cup team in June.
The English football season started off with Steve Bruce wondering what the hell Twitter was
when a media storm broke following Darren Bent's expression of frustration on his then-stalled move
to Sunderland from Spurs in the summer. "Someone says Darren has been Twittering," Bruce told the
Sunderland Echo.
