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Charlie Davies Comes Full Circle in Long Road to Recovery

By Brian StrausFeb 18th 2011 – 12:45PM

WASHINGTON, DC -- Charlie Davies was offered a tryout by D.C. United because the club was atop Major League Soccer's allocation priority list. The expansion franchises in Portland (Kenny Cooper) and Vancouver (Jay DeMerit) had made their choices, and United was next in line thanks to its wooden spoon performance in...

Fallout From Tragic Car Accident Lingers as Charlie Davies Returns to D.C.

By A.J. PerezFeb 16th 2011 – 7:06PM

WASHINGTON -- The siren from a passing emergency vehicle could be heard as D.C. United general manager Dave Kasper introduced Charlie Davies to the media at RFK Stadium on Wednesday, the sort of blare that surrounded the striker as he lay critically injured after a single-car accident not far from here in October 2009....

Charlie Davies Ready to Prove Himself as Player and Person With D.C. United

By Brian StrausFeb 4th 2011 – 5:24PM

Charlie Davies is ready to be a grown-up. He's ready to be a role model. The man whose life changed forever when he skipped out on national team curfew (less than 48 hours before a World Cup qualifier) and got into an SUV with a woman who'd been drinking now wants to be the player to whom others turn for guidance. He's...

Charlie Davies May Repair Career, Image With D.C. United

By Brian StrausFeb 1st 2011 – 4:14AM

Sixteen months after the fatal car accident that destroyed his World Cup dreams and nearly ended his career, Charlie Davies may be returning to the city where his life changed. On Tuesday afternoon, D.C. United confirmed a morning report from The Washington Post's incomparable Steven Goff that Davies and his French club,...

Oguchi Onyewu Leaves AC Milan for Dutch Champion FC Twente

By Brian StrausJan 11th 2011 – 9:31AM

Maybe now Oguchi Onyewu will get a game. The burly central defender, who left Belgium's Standard Liège in 2009 in an ambitious but ultimately ill-fated move to AC Milan, has reunited with former coach Michel Preud'homme at FC Twente, the reigning Dutch champions. The loan deal, rumored for several days (The Washington...

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  • 06/01/12 Total team effort lifts Cards into finals Source: The Sentinel Echo - London KY With South Laurel's 6-3 win over Clay County Wednesday night, the Cardinals not only dethroned the defending 13th Region champion, but moved one win away from a trip to the KHSAA state tournament in Lexington.
  • 05/17/12 Three for Thursday: Top USMNT supporter moments Source: MLS In honor of Supporters Week here at MLSsoccer.com, we highlight the three matches in which it was the USMNT supporters who left us with the most indelible moments. 3.
  • 05/15/12 Avi Creditor: Superlatives, summer storylines and more... Source: Sports Illustrated For the most part, another season is in the books for Americans playing abroad.
  • 05/14/12 Lawmakers look to final week of session Source: The Joplin Globe - Joplin MO The last week of the session for Missouri's General Assembly normally is a hectic one, as lawmakers push to get bills passed in the House and Senate before the session ends at 6 p.m.
  • 05/12/12 South Whidbey School awards share themes of... Source: South Whidbey Record - Langley WA A video clip, a teacher skit and a handful of surprised faces marked the Parent Teacher Association awards on May 3.

Background on charlie davies

Charles Desmond "Charlie" Davies (born June 25, 1986 in Manchester, New Hampshire) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 side Sochaux.

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