Freddie Ljungberg and James Riley took it easy at Sounders practice this morning.

Coach Sigi Schmid said Ljungberg was just given a break due to general soreness. Schmid also implied that he was also just being cautious with Riley, who tweaked his right ankle in training on Tuesday.

However, Riley himself seemed uncertain if he will be able to go Saturday when the Sounders kick off at Kansas City.

“The training staff and I attacked it early,” Riley said. “The first 48 hours are always the most important, and I thought we did fantastic in doing that. I got a …

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Charlie Davies, a striker for the United States national soccer team, was injured in a one-car accident early Tuesday in suburban Washington, D.C., in which another person was killed, a U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman said.

Davies was in surgery Tuesday afternoon at Washington Hospital Center and in stable condition, U.S. Soccer said in a statement. The extent of his injuries were unknown, but U.S. Soccer spokesman Neil Buethe said they were not life-threatening.

Here’s an early report.

(I’m including this news on this soccer post because some readers already have begun reacting in the comments section below. Meanwhile, here’s …

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