U.S Soccer Player Severely Injured

The United States’ International team was blind-sided by the news that break out forward Charlie Davies will not be playing for them in the world cup as he is beginning his 6-12 month strenuous recovery. Now game in and game out Davies provided excitement and productivity for the U.S. up top at forward. Ever since Charlie Davies was a boy he’s strived for excellence in everything he’s attempted. His father (his soccer coach from age 7 to 15) pushed him to his breaking point almost every day. Davies developed the work ethic his father introduced to him, that of a yeoman. As a young man, Charlie was also a great wrestler, finishing 3rd in the nation his senior year of high school at 145 lb weight class. Wrestling taught Davies great self-discipline.
This self-discipline will be greatly needed in his long road to recovery. Now, most may be thinking this athlete got hurt playing his sport, soccer. That, in fact, would be wrong, Charlie Davies was broken all over during a tragic and fatal car crash in Arlington Virginia. Davies and the driver survived, but tragically, Ashley J. Roberta passed away in this fatal crash. Davies suffered a broken right femur and tibia, a broken left elbow, facial fractures and a lacerated bladder. The 23-year-old Davies is lucky to even still be breathing, nevertheless play soccer again. Soccer should not even be on his mind. It is not very likely he will even play again.
Doctors placed titanium rods into Davies’ femur and tibia and began him on his extensive rehabilitation. All this happened in the not-so-far away Arlington Virginia and on Tuesday morning, October 13th.
With that on their minds, the U.S. had to come back and play Costa Rica to maintain the lead in their division for the World Cup Qualifying round and they pulled out a 2-2 tie to lock in a spot in the World Cup.
This kind of awful incident shows you how down to earth professionals actually are, in that it happened semi-locally and one minute the exhilarating Davies is flying down the field scoring goals feeling invincible and the next he is in a hospital bed lucky to be alive!