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The injury incurred due to car accident leaves United States forward Charlie Davies doubtful for the 2010 World Cup. Davies is suffering fractures and a ruptured bladder.
Davies was hospitalised and underwent surgery on the bladder and broken bones in his leg, elbow and face. Doctors said his condition was serious but stable.
Police said that Davies was one of three people in a car which crashed early on Tuesday in a Washington suburb. Another passenger died and the driver was hospitalised with undisclosed injuries. The cause of the single-car accident was unclear.
Davies, 23, plays for French club Sochaux .He has to his credit 17 US caps. He was part of the team which clinched a World Cup berth last weekend with a 3-2 victory in Honduras.
It is unlikely that Davies will be able to play for the World Cup which takes place from June 11 to July 11, 2010, in South Africa.
US team doctor Dan Kalbac said,"Injuries of this nature usually require a recovery period of six to 12 months and extensive rehabilitation.”
US coach Bob Bradley said that "as a team we were saddened to learn this news." The US was due to play a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica later on Wednesday.
