Michael Owen
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.
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 (hopefully) a light-hearted article.
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 of his footballing abilities, Owen is…
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 this with airtime slots to fill. I plan to adapt and rearrange selected scenes and dialogue from The Godfather Trilogy into…
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 Top 100 footballers list last month, English magazine FourFourTwo just released their a list of the Richest players and club owners of the English Premiership, sort of a “2007′s Billionaire’s club” if you will. As the editors eloquently put it, the…
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 a few people. FourFourTwo did one of those last month, this time it’s the turn of the ‘Association of…
Why didn’t anyone come for Newcastle’s Owen and Martins?
Throughout the summer the media kept reminding us about the buy-out clauses in Michael Owen’s and Obafemi Martins’ contracts with Newcastle United. Speculation increased despite both players pledging their allegiance to Newcastle, with each of the top four buying strikers this summer and widely tipped to make a move for one of the two Newcastle…
Should Owen and Martins stay at Newcastle?
Newcastle have had a mixed bag of fortunes this summer. The takeover by Mike Ashley and a new manager in Sam Allardyce has buoyed expectations for the Newcastle faithful. However, failure to grab primary targets (Tal Ben Haim and Steve Sidwell both chose Chelsea over Newcastle) and the news that both Michael Owen and Obafemi…
Newcastle hamstrung by Owen and Martins release clauses
Here are the major news stories associated with the Newcastle club for today – in no particular order of priority. The news today is that Sam Allardyce is having multiple troubles with the release clauses in Owen’s and Martins’ contracts. There is also an exclusive in the Sun that Manchester United are after Michael in…
Michael Owen: Still England’s No.1 Striker?
One thing i sometimes hear from friends and other football fans is that Michael Owen is ‘past it’ and has lost his pace from when he was younger. Although to some degree this might be logical given his long term injuries and his lack of match practice, the stats do not agree, especially at international…
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