Charlie Davies on the Comeback.

Saturday night marked the return of US Men's National Team striker Charlie Davies to the sport he loves so dearly. Just about a year and a half ago, Davies was involved in a horrific car crash that left a passenger dead and the driver hospitalized. The accident left Davies with a broken right femur and tibia, a broken left elbow, multiple facial fractures and a lacerated bladder. He had to go through several surgeries including having his face peeled back to repair his fractured face and skull.

On loan from Sochaux, Davies is playing for the MLS team DC United. In his first top flight game since his injuries, Davies appeared in the game as second half sub in the club's season opening game. It didn't take long for Davies to show that he might be back. In the 63rd minute, Davies converted a penalty shot and roughly 15 minutes later Davies was back at it. He won a ball from a falling defender and got around a charging keeper to bury the ball past a defender on the goal line for his second goal.



As expected after what he accomplished, Davies had quite the emotional and captivating post game interview too. P.S. If you thought I was lying about having his face peeled back, the scar goes across the top of his head from ear to ear.



What's really ironic is that many of Davies' teammates pegged him at being about 70 to 75 percent back to form. It'll be scary to see Davies once he gets to 90 percent of his form before the accident if not 100 percent. Charlies Davies proves he can conquer setback.