Michael Owen News Archives


Michael Owen is an established England striker and after an illustrious club career playing for Liverpool and Real Madrid, now plays for Newcastle United. Known for his deadly finishing skills and recently, his fondness for getting injured.

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Apr
4
2008

How much money does Keegan need to revive Newcastle United?

What will it take to fix the mess at Newcastle United? 100m? 50m? 200m?

Unless Ashley pulls an Abramovich and Keegan turns into a pleasant version of Jose Mourinho, things aren’t going to change overnight at St James’ Park. Keegan...

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Mar
23
2008

The new Umbro SX Flare – A boot to Newcastle’s rescue, and England’s Renaissance?

SX Valor

Following on from the launch of the SX Flare boot, Umbro have now released an ‘England’ edition...

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Mar
19
2008

Owen rescues more than just a point for Newcastle at Birmingham

When Joey Barton converted a stoppage time penalty at Fulham on December 15th, Newcastle fans could have been forgiven for thinking their side may well have turned the corner.

After all, they had bounced back from a humiliating home defeat...

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Feb
5
2008

Weekend’s Talking Points: Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Blackburn, Reading, Everton, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Wigan

So the see-saw that is the Premier League lead has swung back the way of Arsenal again after they became the first side this season to leave the City of Manchester Stadium with three league points, whilst their North London neighbours Tottenham apologized...

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Jan
17
2008

Newcastle United: Where does Michael Owen go from here?

In Michael Owen’s 2004 autobiography ‘Off the record’ he was less than complimentary about Kevin Keegan’s management style. In the book he describes his time with Keegan as his England manager as a ‘dark phase’ in...

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Dec
29
2007

Football Quotes of the Year – 2007

Here are some notable quotes made during the past year. Each was stated by the named individual; however, my responses were created, and are not meant to represent the views of the individuals. Nor libel them in any way. This is both a factual and...

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Dec
14
2007

Manchester City turn down move for Newcastle United’s Michael Owen

One upon a time Michael Owen was one of the most sought after strikers in Europe but now the player is not in demand anymore, even by the mid table clubs. The England international turns 28 today and while one would have supposed him to be at the peak...

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Nov
18
2007

The Michael Owen Story

Note: In the wake of the current WGA strike wreaking havoc on American television, I have included excerpts from a script I am proposing to any major studio executive who happens to be read.ing...

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Nov
10
2007

2007 EPL ‘Rich List’: Richest Players / Club Owners of the Premier League

Yes, I’ve said it before: it’s ‘Top 100 Ranking’ time. Fresh from publishing their ...

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Nov
7
2007

Top 100 Greatest Ever Footballers

It’s that time of the year again. The time when a random (ok, let’s call it ‘well-respected’ if you prefer) football publication makes an “All Time Best” ranking that never fails to create controversy and offend...

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