Michael Owen Fan Club

MICHAEL JAMES OWEN

2009-08-13T17:41:00.001+07:00

MICHAEL JAMES OWEN
Goals through the 2009/10 season

PRE-SEASON

18.07.09 - goal vs Malaysia Select IX, pre-season, away
mediafire | rapidshare | megaupload

20.07.09 - goal vs Malaysia XI, pre-season, away
mediafire | rapidshare | megaupload

26.07.09 - 2 goals vs Hangzhou Greentown, pre-season, away
mediafire | rapidshare | megaupload
mediafire | rapidshare | megaupload

SEASON

INTERNATIONAL

by T9

Owen was presented with the #7 shirt

2009-07-17T03:59:00.001+07:00

Owen was presented with the #7 shirt
There are a couple of videos on Youtube. Just go to this channel.

by Dammel Head

Michael Owen First United Interview 13-07-09

2009-07-15T03:12:00.001+07:00

Michael Owen First United Interview 13-07-09
DOWNLOAD

by BHFProd09

Michael Owen Exclusive Program

2009-07-05T02:40:00.004+07:00

Michael Owen Exclusive Program

part1
part2
part3
part4

Xvid / 27 min / 235 MB / 640 * 480 / High Quality

Mirror

Download

http://www.midupload.com/137ap4gqct08
http://www.midupload.com/ofp8c687sdst
http://www.midupload.com/13lcilgnlcoe
http://www.midupload.com/7pfmmau714ij

by pooyanunited

Michael Owen Joint Man Utd

2009-07-05T02:40:00.003+07:00

by Shesmusik

Credit: KazDaGr8I

Owen goal againt West Ham

2009-06-06T02:02:00.000+07:00

Owen goal againt West Ham
Download

Credit Sir Ali

Owen's 100 Liverpool Goals

2009-05-20T01:16:00.000+07:00

Owen v West Ham

2009-04-13T21:01:00.000+07:00

Owen v West Ham
mediafire

by Marko NUFC

A Year in The Life Of Michael Owen

2009-02-26T00:08:00.002+07:00

A Year in The Life Of Michael Owen

Links :

Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4

Notes : You Should Download All Parts To See Video

Credit : Kooora

MICHAEL OWEN - NEWCASTLE UNITED

2009-01-15T02:28:00.001+07:00

MICHAEL OWEN - NEWCASTLE UNITED

All his goals for Newcastle United here:

Total goals scored for now: 29 (with friendlies: 30)
Friendly: 1
FA Cup: 1
League/Carling Cup: 3
Premier League: 25

Owen scored against: *updated*
Blackburn Rovers goals: 2
Manchester City 1
WBA 2
West Ham Utd 5
Aston Villa 1
Birmingham City 1
Everton 2
Hartlepool 1
Barnsley 1
Fulham 1
Middlesbrough 1
Reading 1
Stoke City 3
Sunderland 2
Wigan 2
Tottenham 2
Coventry City 1
Bolton 1
Portsmouth 1

by Marko NUFC

Owen's 100 Premiership goals

2008-10-28T21:58:00.000+07:00

Michael Owen - Newcastle United , All his goals for Newcastle Utd

2008-10-15T15:43:00.000+07:00

All his goals for Newcastle United here:

Michael Owen Videos

2008-09-13T23:09:00.001+07:00

Liverpool FC:

Part1
Part2
Part3
Part4
Part5

Real Madryt:

Part1
Part2

Newcastle United:
Później/Later

Anglia:

Part1
Part2
Part3

Skillsy:
Później/Later

Inne/Other:
Później/Later

Reklamy/Commercials:
Download

by _radek14

A Year In The Life '' Owen''

2008-09-06T22:53:00.000+07:00

A Year In The Life '' Owen''
50 min 29 sec

235 MB
WMV
700 PAL

Part 1:Rapidshare.com
Part 2: Rapidshare.com
Part3 : Rapidshare.com
Part 4 Rapidshare.com

credit : kooora

by 7amoodie

Michael Owen Video Compilation

2008-07-04T00:29:00.001+07:00

10 min Owen comp, quality is fucked up, will maybe upload a better version later.
(this one is 37 MB)

Watch Video

by Rodriguez

Owen vs Everton

2008-05-14T22:23:00.001+07:00

Owen vs Everton
DOWNLOAD

by Grande Paolo

the Umbro commercial where Owen says "this is my golden goal"

2008-05-05T02:09:00.001+07:00

the Umbro commercial where Owen says "this is my golden goal"
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvA_HZNuzI

by Rodriguez

Umbro Ad. 08 Mnifesto-Bring it on (with Terry and Deco)

2008-04-26T01:23:00.000+07:00

Umbro Ad. 08 Mnifesto-Bring it on (with Terry and Deco)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iygmoiH25Kg
or
download

by 1110

Owen vs Beijing Guoan

2008-04-23T21:45:00.000+07:00

Owen vs Beijing Guoan
http://www.mediafire.com/?5zd2cgmmwyl

by 1110

Owen vs.Sunderland

2008-04-23T21:44:00.000+07:00

Owen vs.Sunderland
1-0
2-0

credit to Ali cdaman

by 1110

Owen Wii PES 2008 ad

2008-04-12T21:15:00.000+07:00

Wii PES 2008 ad
Dowmload

credit OneMichaelOwen@groups.msn.com

by 1110

Michael Owen Video

2008-04-08T20:56:00.000+07:00

PRINGLES NEW ADVERTISMENT HENRY, DE ROSSI, TORRES, OWEN ETC.

http://www.zshare.net/download/10200412708e3e82/

http://rapidshare.com/files/105728622/PRIN...ISMENT.flv.html

http://www.mediafire.com/?zttygdyobzo

HENRY, DE ROSSI, TORRES, OWEN BACKSTAGE OF PRINGLES AD

http://www.zshare.net/download/10200612156b2602/

http://rapidshare.com/files/105729568/__33...32110_.flv.html

http://www.mediafire.com/?edztzlx1jxx

by myowen

Owen vs.Reading

2008-04-07T01:50:00.001+07:00

Newcastle vs.Reading

credit Sir ali_cdaman

Owen Golden Ball (Duelos de Oro )

2008-04-05T02:14:00.000+07:00

Golden Ball (Duelos de Oro )

part 1
part 2
part 3

by 1110

Owen in Liverpool.FC.Season.Review.02-03.

2008-04-04T10:08:00.000+07:00

Liverpool.FC.Season.Review.02-03.

http://www.mediafire.com/?xjyz0mmcxxx

http://www.zshare.net/video/9975077886df50/

http://rapidshare.com/files/104437492/lfc0..._goals.avi.html

by myowen

Owen vs. Tottenham Hotspur

2008-04-01T20:51:00.000+07:00

Owen vs. Tottenham Hotspur
http://rapidshare.com/files/103742847/Newcastle_1-3_Owen.avi

credit to:ali_cdaman

by 1110

Owen Videos

2008-03-31T22:57:00.001+07:00

England football stars in Chester for court case
http://www.zshare.net/download/9809660bcb15e7/

http://rapidshare.com/files/103689223/M-ow...t_case.flv.html

http://www.mediafire.com/?ztc30xmzo9d

by myowen

Owen in Real

by radek14

Michael Owen Videos

2008-03-29T23:33:00.000+07:00

Owen plays down Capello rift
England striker disappointed at misconstrued quotes
By Chris Burton Last updated: 28th March 2008

http://www.mediafire.com/?ga1jml3jvmf

http://rapidshare.com/files/103197990/2008...Y_OWEN.flv.html

http://www.zshare.net/download/9713002357bf42/

by Myowen

Michael Owen Video compilation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhi0vZXvS1w

by villene

A better version of Owen vs.Deportivo Alaves goalkeeper in UEFA Cup Final 2000-01

2008-03-26T20:29:00.001+07:00

A better version of Owen vs.Deportivo Alaves goalkeeper in UEFA Cup Final 2000-01
http://www.zshare.net/video/897514975b09bc/

Credit: Amar™

Owen vs. Fulham

2008-03-24T21:55:00.001+07:00

Owen vs. Fulham
http://www.mediafire.com/?j2mcgwntnty

credit fred54

Owen vs.Birmingham

2008-03-19T21:11:00.002+07:00

Owen vs.Birmingham

credit to Bartolini69 /maciek1987

Owen chance vs.Birmingham

credit to SG

by 1110

The FA UMBRO FIVES 2008 MICHAEL OWEN LAUNCH

2008-03-14T21:47:00.000+07:00

The FA UMBRO FIVES 2008 MICHAEL OWEN LAUNCH

http://www.zshare.net/download/8908076be3d54f/

http://rapidshare.com/files/99393190/Owen_fives.wmv.html

http://www.mediafire.com/?smzmn4unxbz

by myowen

Michael Owen Videos

2008-03-11T21:58:00.000+07:00

COMMERCIALS

tisso1
http://www.zshare.net/download/875214752059fe/
http://rapidshare.com/files/98593581/tisso1.flv.html
http://www.mediafire.com/?q3nguc1y111

tisso2
http://www.zshare.net/download/87522248434e22/
http://rapidshare.com/files/98593821/tisso2.FLV.html
http://www.mediafire.com/?lbianbyz3oj

tisso3
http://www.zshare.net/download/87522796ebd56b/
http://rapidshare.com/files/98594121/tisso3.flv.html
http://www.mediafire.com/?yywnmvyzrrc

by myowen

Fighting talk from Owen

2008-03-11T21:57:00.000+07:00

Fighting talk from Owen
10th March 08
Michael Owen says that it is time to get Newcastle out of the Premiership League doldrums.

http://www.zshare.net/download/8750441597b91c/

http://rapidshare.com/files/98586930/Owen_..._ducks.flv.html

http://www.mediafire.com/?hj1lg4j0mkd

by myowen

Michael Owen Videos

2008-03-08T00:30:00.001+07:00

Michael Owen Liverpool European Goals clip

Owen (England) vs. South Korea (friendly)credit to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9W1pXqeGk

by 1110

A year in the life of Michael Owen

2008-03-06T23:33:00.000+07:00

A year in the life of Michael Owen

Documentary

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

part 5

by 1110

Owen COMMERCIALS

2008-03-06T23:32:00.000+07:00

COMMERCIALS

Umbro- "Don't Blink"
Umbro- "Golden Goal"
Umbro-"England Kit"
Umbro-"Bring it on"
Celcom- "Power"
Dominos Pizza- "Football fanatic"
Persil
ASDA 2004
ASDA 2006
Intel- "Centrino"
Lucozade
Pro Evolution 2008

by 1110

Misc. versions of Owen's goals

2008-03-03T22:28:00.001+07:00

Misc. versions of Owen's goals

World Cup 98-England-Argentina (5 clips)
98/99-Liverpool-Nottingham Forest (h)
WC 02\qualifying-England-Germany (Sky Sport)
World Cup 02- England-Brazil
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Israel
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Russia (h) 2-0

by 1110

Misc. Owen Footage

2008-03-03T22:27:00.000+07:00

Misc. Owen Footage

Young Owen
Owen injury-1999
Owen's move to Real Madrid
Owen's move to Newcastle Utd. (Press conference)
Owen's move to Newcastle Utd. (Reception in Newcastle)
Pre Belarus Training
World Cup 06-England-Sweden (Owen injury)
official website clip

by 1110

Michael Owen Match Footage

2008-03-02T00:40:00.002+07:00

World Cup 98-England-Romania (Owen entrence)
00/01-Liverpool-Charlton Athletic
UEFA Cup 00-01 Final-Liverpool-Deportivo Alaves
World Cup 02-England-Argentina
02/03-Liverpool-West Bromwich
Euro 2004-England-Croatia credit to http://www.jonyeka.plus.com/euro_videos.html
Euro 2004 -England-Portugal pen credit to http://www.jonyeka.plus.com/euro_videos.html
WC 2006\qualifying-England-Austria
WC 2006\qualifying-England-Northern Ireland (a)
Season 04/05-Real Madrid-Barcelona
Friendly 2005-England-Argentina (highlight)
05/06-Newcastle United-West Bromwich
Friendly 2006-England B-Belarus
World Cup 06-England-Trinidad and Tobago
06/07-Newcastle United-Reading (5 clips)
06/07-Newcastle United-Blackburn (2 clips)
06/07-Newcastle United-Watford
Friendly 2007 England B-Albania (2 clips)
Friendly 2007 England-Brazil (3 clips)
Friendly 2007 England-Germany (2 clips)
Leauge Cup 07/08-Newcastle United-Barnsley
07/08-Newcastle United-Wigan Athletic
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Israel (3 clips)
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Russia (h) (2clips)
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Russia (a)
07/08-Newcastle United-Tottetnham
07/08-Newcastle United-Reading
07/08-Newcastle United-Portsmouth

by 1110

Michael Owen Videos

2008-02-28T00:34:00.004+07:00

100 players that shook the kop -Owen
100 days that shook the kop-Owens 100th Goal
100 days that shook the kop-Owen-Ballon De Or
Golden Ball 2001-Owen
100 days that shook the kop -2001 FA Cup Final
00-01 FA Cup Final –Liverpool-Arsenal-highlights
01-02 UEFA S.Cup Liverpool-B.Munich-Owen-man of the match
Uefa team of the year 2002 –Owen

Newcastle

Stoke
Hartlepool

by 1110

Owen Skill Videos

2008-02-23T23:41:00.000+07:00

Skills

UEFA Cup 00/01-Liverpool-Rapid Bucharest
02/03-Liverpool-Fulham
04/05-Real Madrid-Mallorca -first Primera Division game
Friendly-Real Madrid-Beijing Guoan
Champions Leauge 04/05-Real Madrid-?
WC 2006\qualifying-England-Northern Ireland (a)
Season 05/06-Newcastle United-Fulham -first game with Newcastle Utd
World Cup 06-England-Trinidad and Tobago
Euro 2008\qualifying-England-Estonia (h)

by 1110

Owen Interview

2008-02-23T23:38:00.003+07:00

Owen Interview

22nd February 2008

An exclusive interview with Michael Owen on his situation at Newcastle.

http://sharebee.com/42576879

by 1110

Michael Owen in Newcastle United Video

2008-02-23T23:38:00.001+07:00

05/06

EPL
Blackburn Rovers (first goal for NCU)
Manchester City
West Bromwich (2 goals) credit to Richie2710™
West Ham Utd. (hattrick)

07/08

EPL
Wigan Athletic
Everton
Middlesbrough (first goal as a captain)
Aston Villa

Leauge Cup
Barnsley

FA Cup
Stoke City

Friendly
Hartlepool United

by 1110

Michael Owen in England Video Collection

2008-02-22T21:45:00.001+07:00

World Cup 98
Romania
Argentina
Argentina (pen.)

Euro 2000\qualifying
Luxembourg (a)
Luxembourg (h)

Euro 2000
Romania

World Cup 02\qualifying
Finland
Albania (a)
Germany (hattrick)
Albania (h)

World Cup 02
Denmark
Brazil

Euro 2004\qualifying
Slovakia (a)
Liechtenstien(a)
Slovakia (h) (2 goals)
Liechtenstien (h)

Euro 2004
Portugal (1/4 finals)
Portugal (pen)

World Cup 06\qualifying
Azerbaijan
Northern Ireland
Poland

Euro 2008\qualifying
Estonia
Israel credit to seaprinces
Russia (2 goals) credit to seaprinces

Friendly
Maroco (first goal for England)-there is no clip available
Brazil
France
Paraguay
South Korea- there is no clip available
Croatia- there is no clip available
Japan credit to seaprinces
Ukraine
Colombia (hattrick)
Argentina (2 goals) credit to Richie2710™
Jamaica

by 1110

Michael Owen in Real Madrid Video Collection

2008-02-19T22:21:00.002+07:00

04/05

Primera Division
Valencia
Gestafe
Malaga
Albacete (h)
Levante
Racing Santander (a)
Real Zaragoza (h)
Osasuna
Real Betis
Albacete (a)
Barcelona
Racing Santander (h)
Real Zaragoza (a)

Champions League
Dynamo Kiev(first goal for Real Madrid)

Copa del Rey
Leganes
Valladolid

Friendly
Los Angeles Galaxy
ASK Trenkwalder
Hungary All Stars (last goal for Real Madrid)

by 1110

Michael Owen 03/04 Video Collection

2008-02-18T21:10:00.001+07:00

03/04

EPL
Chelsea
Everton (2 goals)
Blackburn Rovers (a) (2 goals)
Leicester City
Charlton Athletic
Leeds Utd
Manchester City
Portmouth (2 goals)
Blackburn Rovers (h) (2 goals)
Arsenal
Birmingham City
Newcastle Utd

UEFA Cup
Olimpija Ljubljana
Levski Sofia

FA Cup
Portmouth

Friendly
FC Cologne (2 goals)
Crewe Alexandra
Celtic (Championsworld Series)
Roma (Championsworld Series) (last goal for Liverpool)

by 1110

Michael Owen 00/02 Videos Collection

2008-02-16T16:46:00.000+07:00

00/01

EPL
Southampton (2 goals)
Aston Villa (hatrick)/Manchester City/Sunderland
Arsenal
Derby County
Bradford City
Newcastle Utd.(hattrick)
http://www.mediafire.com/?e1um1b3mphn
http://www.mediafire.com/?9jnsm1jxm3w
http://www.mediafire.com/?92ssxz3bxfy
Chelsea (2 goals)
Charlton Athletic

UEFA Cup
Slovan Liberec
Roma (2 goals)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2majiwmmxyd
http://www.mediafire.com/?8nssfne4m1o
Porto

FA Cup
Tranmere Rovers
Arsenal (2 goals) –final

League Cup
Fulham

Friendly
Freiburg- there is no clip available
Irish All Stars- there is no clip available
Benfica
Parma (2 goals)

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01/02

EPL
West Ham Utd. (h) (2 goals)
Everton/Charlton Athletic (a)/Manchester Utd. (2 goals)
Blackburn Rovers
Derby County (a)/Middlesbrough/West Ham Utd (a) -100 goal for Liverpool
Southampton/Leeds Utd./Ipswich Town (a) (2 goals)/Charlton Athletic (h)/Sunderland
Derby County (h) (2 goals)/Ipswich Town (h)

Champions League
FC Haka (hattrick)
Boavista
Barcelona

Charity Shield
Manchester Utd.

UEFA Super Cup
Bayern Munich

FA Cup
Birmingham City (2 goals)

Friendly
Bayer Leverkosen
Singapore league select (Carlsberg Challenge)
Thailand (2 goals) (Coca-Cola Super Cup Final)

by 1110

Michael Owen 96-00 Videos Collection

2008-02-12T21:35:00.001+07:00

Liverpool

96/97

EPL

Wimbeldon (first goal for Liverpool)

97/98

EPL

Wimbeldon
Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur
Crystal Palace
Coventry City (h)
Leeds Utd
Newcastle Utd.
Sheffield Wednesday (hatrick)/ Aston Villa/Bolton Wanderess/Manchester Utd./ Coventry City (a)/West Ham Utd./Arsenal

UEFA Cup

Celtic

League Cup

Grimsby Town (hatrick)

98/99

EPL
Southampton (a)
Newcastle Utd.(a) (hatrick)
Nottingham Forest (h) (4 goals)
Blackburn Rovers/Sheffield Wednesday/Middlesbrough (a)
Newcastle Utd. (h) (2 goals)
Southampton (h)
Middlesbrough (h)/West Ham Utd./Chelsea/Nottingham Forest (a)

UEFA Cup

Kosice
Celta Vigo

FA Cup

Manchester Utd.

99/00

EPL

Leicester City (2 goals)
Sunderland
Coventry City (h)/Newcastle Utd. (2 goals)/Wimbeldon/Derby County/Coventry City (a) (2 goals)/Tottenham Hotspur

League Cup

Southampton

by 1110

Clips of Owen's goals, from the last 2 England matches

2007-11-18T01:31:00.000+07:00

Owen vs.Russia
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...ideoid=18032107

Owen vs.Israel
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...ideoid=18021242
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...ideoid=17763712
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...ideoid=17754788

*Uppsss.....

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...;videoid=524632

by 1110

Owen Video

2007-11-18T01:30:00.001+07:00

The crowd thanks Owen at the end of the match vs. Russia
http://www.zshare.net/video/3704103cffd83b/

by 1110

http://www.mediafire.com/?09f192gzjyy

http://rapidshare.com/files/102938835/Fran...M_owen.avi.html

http://www.zshare.net/video/9659011d2eac1c/

http://www.zshare.net/video/9659558180a63d/

http://www.mediafire.com/?syulg1ahqjd

http://rapidshare.com/files/102941175/owen_Crouch.avi.html

by myowen

A Year In The Life

2007-11-18T01:29:00.000+07:00

Owen A Year In The Life

XviD-46minutes

HERE & HERE

By Shizz

Michael Owen--interview

2007-11-18T01:28:00.000+07:00

Michael Owen--interview after the match VS Wigan
http://www.zshare.net/video/37851274e50883/

by myowen

Owen score his 3rd goal of the season-NCU vs. Everton

2007-11-18T01:27:00.000+07:00

Owen score his 3rd goal of the season-NCU vs. Everton
http://www.uuploadit.com/Users/fafa/NEW_3-1_EVERT.wmv

credit to Kooora.com

Owen Skill

2007-11-18T01:25:00.000+07:00

Before the England v Estonia match
http://www.zshare.net/video/43314992b13b59

Before the Russia v England match
http://www.zshare.net/video/433174537d3d8c

By kermit

Owen assist to Rooney's goal yesterday vs. Russia
http://www.zshare.net/download/4277986e053314/

credit : Abd

Owen in England Uniform

2007-11-18T01:24:00.001+07:00

Owen goal vs Israel
http://www.zshare.net/video/422695816ed147/

Owen flick to Rooney in England-Estonia match in Wembley
http://www.zshare.net/video/42348547d837e3/

Credit to AmarTH

By 1110

Owen Skill

2007-11-18T01:24:00.000+07:00

Owen chance vs. Reading
http://rapidshare.com/files/65858599/07-08...ing__a.avi.html

credit to vietmoment

Owen all Real Madrid goals

http://rapidshare.com/files/66319473/REAL_MADRID.rar.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/66333434/Real_Madrid1.rar.html

By 1110

Michael Owen beats Russia 3 goals for England in 2 games

2007-11-18T01:23:00.001+07:00

1-0
http://www.sendspace.com/file/syjjkn

2-0 (replay only) Owen 40 goal for England !
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wqlacb

Owen & Heskey chance
http://rapidshare.com/files/55227744/Heske..._-_11th_Min.avi

credit to Footballheven

2-0 (full-Arabic commentary)
http://www.zshare.net/download/3615076baba71d/

credit to Kooora.com

Michael Owen Dismisses Transfer Rumors,

2007-11-18T01:22:00.001+07:00

Michael Owen Dismisses Transfer Rumors, rapidshare link
http://rapidshare.com/files/66899324/michael_owen.flv

By georgian26

Owen vs. Portsmuth ( Portsmuth own goal)

2007-11-18T01:21:00.000+07:00

Owen vs. Portsmuth ( Portsmuth own goal)

http://rapidshare.com/files/68152298/07-08...n_goal.wmv.html

credit :Kooora.com

Owen Skill & Goals

2007-09-30T19:56:00.001+07:00

2 chances of Owen vs. Germany 22/08/07
http://sharebee.com/b94aafbb (including with Germany 2nd goal)

credit : Kingtona

http://www.plikus.pl/zobacz_plik-Eng-Ger.s...inPL-23892.html

credit : Ksych

ss a new interview
http://download.yousendit.com/E4F709993ED70387

Credit : seaprincess

Michael Owen Profile

2007-09-30T19:55:00.001+07:00

Personal information
Michael Owen

Full name	Michael James Owen
Date of birth	December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14) (age 27)
Place of birth	Chester, England
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[1]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Newcastle United
Number	10
Youth clubs
1991–1996	Liverpool
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Liverpool Real Madrid Newcastle United Career	216 (118) 034 0(13) 014 00(7) 264 (138)
National team²
1997 2006-2007 1998–present	England U21 England B England	00100(1) 00200(0) 082 0(37)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Michael James Owen^[2] (born December 14, 1979, in Chester, Cheshire)^[3] is an English football player currently with Newcastle United. He has also played for Liverpool (1996–2004) and Real Madrid (2004-05). He plays as a striker and has enjoyed a hugely successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the European Footballer of the Year in 2001. Owen is currently England's 4th highest scorer of all time, with 37 goals in 82 games for his country, with him being England's leading competitive goalscorer on 23 goals.

Pace and clinical finishing were Owen's greatest assets early in his career, though some consider he has since lost some pace due to injuries. Owen has recently returned from a year and a half of recurrent injuries sustained since December 2005.

Biography

When Owen was only seven his father, Terry, persuaded the manager of Mold Alexandra to let Michael into his team of ten-year-olds. Michael was quite a bit younger than most, and very much smaller, but he was soon showing off his "flair" and started in most games becoming known as the club's 'secret weapon'. He also played for his primary school team in Hawarden, Wales, breaking all local scoring records in his first season. He then attended Hawarden High School, where he also played for the school team.

His records and ability attracted much attention from top English teams, but as a Junior School boy, the school had the final say and it was a policy not to allow pupils to sign contracts at such a young age.

Liverpool F.C.

At age 11, when Owen had joined Hawarden High, he became available to sign "School Boy" forms with a club. He held talks with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, before he eventually signed for Liverpool. The club who persuaded him to attend the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall in Shropshire from age 14. Throughout this time, he studied at Idsall School, Shifnal, Shropshire, and achieved ten GCSEs.

Liverpool signed Owen after he graduated from Lilleshall at 16, and joined the club on the Youth Training Scheme. With Owen's help, Liverpool's youth team won the FA Youth Cup in 1996.^[4] After four months, he signed professional forms for the senior team just after his seventeenth birthday in December 1996.

He made his debut for Liverpool against Wimbledon in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal.^[4] With an injury to Robbie Fowler, he was thrust immediately into action as a first team regular alongside the likes of newcomer Paul Ince and playmaker Steve McManaman in the following 1997-98 season. Owen ended that season as a joint top scorer in the Premier League with Chris Sutton and Dion Dublin, scoring eighteen goals, and was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year by fellow professionals.

The 1998-1999 season proved to be another good season for Owen as he scored 23 Goals in 40 games for Liverpool.

The next season was a frustrating one for Owen as he was out injured for lengthy periods but nevertheless managed to score 12 goals.

In the run-up to Euro 2000, Owen was suffering from hamstring problems and received treatment from the Bayern Munich doctor, Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfarth.^[5]

In 2001, helped the club to their most successful season in several years.The team won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup, with Owen scoring two goals in the last few minutes against Arsenal in the FA Cup final to turn what had appeared to be a 1-0 defeat into a 2-1 victory, the game has since been christened "The Michael Owen Cup Final".^[4]

Winning the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup allowed Liverpool to play in the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup at the beginning of the 2001-2002 season. Liverpool won both matches with Owen scoring the second goal of the 2-1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield and the third goal in the 3-2 win over European champions Bayern Munich. Liverpool thus became the first English team to win five trophies in one calendar year. Just a week later, Owen would again beat Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, as the English international hit a hat-trick in England's 5-1 win over Germany in Munich.^[6] At the end of the year, Owen became the first English player in twenty years to win the European Footballer of the Year award.^[7] He scored his 100th goal for Liverpool on December 21, 2001 against West Ham United, and his 100th Premiership goal against West Bromwich Albion during the 2002-03 season.^[4]

Following Gérard Houllier's sacking as Liverpool manager, speculation about Owen's departure from the club began. During the first few Champions League games at the start of the 2004-05 season, Owen sat on the bench to avoid being cup-tied for the Champions League, a factor that would mean that none of the top clubs in Europe would want to sign him.^[8] Real Madrid signed him for a fee of £8 million on 13 August 2004, with midfielder Antonio Nunez moving in the other direction as a make-weight.^[9]

Real Madrid C.F.

Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career. He was often confined to the bench and drew criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form. A successful return to action with the England squad in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, however, and in the first following match, he scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 1-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev. A few days later, he scored with the first Spanish league goal in a 1-0 victory over Valencia. The scoring spree continued, as he found the back of the net in three of the next four matches to make it five goals in seven successive matches. He ended the season with highly respectable thirteen goals in La Liga, with the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. Following Real's signing of two high-profile Brazilian forwards, Robinho and Júlio Baptista in the summer of 2005, the speculation arose that Owen would return to the Premier League. During his time at Real Madrid, Michael Owen scored 16 Goals from 44 games out of which many were sub appearences.

On August 24, 2005, Newcastle United announced that they had agreed a club record fee of £16 million to obtain Owen, although they still had to negotiate with the player's advisers. Liverpool and local rivals Everton entered the fray, but were unwilling to match Madrid's asking price. As the 2006 World Cup loomed in a year, Owen wanted to get more playing time to secure his position as the first choice striker in the English squad and joined Newcastle amidst rumours that he had inserted an escape clause valued at £12 million. This was not denied by Newcastle, but they deflected criticism that Owen was biding his time to move back to Liverpool.

Newcastle United F.C.

On August 31, 2005 Owen finally signed a four-year contract to play for Newcastle United, despite initial press speculation that he would rather have returned to Liverpool.^[10] Roughly 20,000 fans were present at Newcastle's home ground of St James' Park for Owen's official unveiling as a Newcastle player.^[11] He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, the second goal in a 3-0 away win at Blackburn Rovers on September 18 – Newcastle's first win of the season. Owen scored his first hat-trick for Newcastle in the 4-2 away win over West Ham on December 17.^[12] It was also a "perfect hat trick", (meaning he scored with his left foot, right foot, and head).

Owen has been very unfortunate in sustaining serious injuries since joining Newcastle. On December 31, 2005, Owen broke a metatarsal bone in his foot in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. He underwent surgery to place a pin in the bone, to help speed the healing process. He was expected to be out of action until late March,^[13] but the healing process did not go as hoped and on March 24 he underwent a second, minor, operation. Owen then stated that he should be fit for the final few weeks of the season with Newcastle.^[14] His return to action finally came against Birmingham City on April 29 when he came off the substitutes' bench in the 62nd minute. After the match Owen stated that he was "not 100% happy" with his foot.^[15] He underwent a further x-ray and made himself unavailable for Newcastle's final game of the season.

A damaged anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, sustained in the first minute of the group match against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, kept Owen out of regular football for nearly a year, until April 2007. Owen's injury fanned the "club or country" dispute between clubs and the international authorities, as the Football Association's insurance policy would not fully reimburse Newcastle United for Owen's salary of over £100,000 a week, or the costs of employing another player to cover for him; Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd threatened to sue the FA for compensation.

Owen began running again on Monday 12 February 2007, when pictures on the clubs official website highlighted Owen running and doing a few minor exercises.^[16] He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4-1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after 10 minutes and then setting up fellow striker Shola Ameobi before coming off an hour later.^[17] Owen then started his first game for Newcastle United in over a year, against Reading on the 30 April 2007 in a game that Newcastle United lost 1-0. He played the full 90 minutes, having a goal disallowed for offside.^[18] Owen was stretchered off an hour into Newcastles game with Watford on 13 May 2007, suffering with concussion after colliding with team-mate Matty Pattison.^[19]

Transfer speculation

On 9 May 2007, Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd reacted angrily to reports that Owen could move on to another club at the end of the 2006-07 season. A report in The Times newspaper suggested Owen could be available for less than £10m and could be a target for the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Despite these reports, Shepherd warned Owen "to show some loyalty" and warned him that "none of the big four clubs want him."^[20] However a video posted on YouTube in which some Liverpool fans asked Shepherd if they could have Michael Owen back, he responded by saying that he would "carry Owen back to Liverpool" himself.^[21] Shepherd also stated his dislike of Owen's agent but praises Owen as a "good lad".^[22] This has led many to believe Owen will go if the £9m valuation is matched.^[21] On 10 June 2007, Owen's new manager at Newcastle, Sam Allardyce, confirmed the existence of the release clause in Owen's contract and admitted he feared that the club would be powerless to prevent Owen from leaving.^[23]

International career

Owen had a highly successful record at Youth and Under-21 international level, although he was only briefly a member of the England Under-21 team (netting on his only appearance in a win over Greece Under-21 at Carrow Road) before he made his début for the senior team in a 2-0 friendly loss to Chile in February 1998. Playing in this game made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the whole of the 20th century.

Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the country, and many fans were keen for him to be made a regular player for the team ahead of that year's World Cup. His first goal for England, against Morocco in another friendly game just prior to this tournament, only increased these calls. The goal also made him the youngest ever player to have scored for England, until his record was surpassed by Wayne Rooney in 2003.

Although he was selected for the World Cup squad by manager Glenn Hoddle, he was kept on the bench as a substitute in the first two games. However, his substitute appearance in the second game against Romania saw him score a goal and hit the post with another shot, almost salvaging the defeat. After that, Hoddle had little choice but to play him from the start, and in England's second round match against Argentina he scored a sensational individual goal, voted by many as the goal of the tournament and really bringing him to the attention of the world football scene.

England drew that match and went out of the tournament on penalties, but Owen had sealed his place as an automatic England choice and his popularity in the country was huge. At the end of the year he won a public vote to be elected winner of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year title, the award's youngest-ever recipient.

He has since played for England in Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, scoring goals in all three tournaments. This makes him the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England. He also became one of only a handful of England players to appear in three World Cup tournaments when he played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although he did not score and was injured in the final group game.

In April 2002, he was named as England's captain for a friendly match against Paraguay in place of the injured regular captain David Beckham. Owen was the youngest England skipper since Bobby Moore in 1963, and since then has regularly captained England during any absence of the regular captain.

Owen made his debut for the England national B-team in a friendly against Belarus on May 25, 2006, as part of his return to match fitness ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He captained England B in this game, playing for 61 minutes before being substituted.

As of June 6, 2007, Owen has been capped 82 times for England and scored 37 goals: he is fourth in the list of all-time top scorers for the England team, behind Bobby Charlton (49 goals), Gary Lineker (48) and Jimmy Greaves (44). He holds the record for goals for England in competitive matches, i.e. World Cup and European Championship games and the qualifiers for those tournaments, having scored twenty-three times in such games.

After playing only 51 seconds of his 80th cap in the 2006 World Cup against Sweden, Owen suffered a knee injury and was forced to leave the match; Peter Crouch came on as his replacement. This finished off what Owen regarded as a rotten tournament for him, and completely ruined his chances of being the first ever England player to score in five successive major international tournaments for his country. A scan of the injury on 21 June showed that he injured the anterior cruciate ligament of his knee, and was sent home, no longer able to play in the tournament, and was expected to be out of action for about a year.^[24]

Owen underwent successful ACL reconstruction surgery, carried out by Dr. Richard Steadman, on 6 September 2006.^[25] The injury sidelined him until April 2007, meaning he missed England's first 6 matches in qualifying for Euro 2008. He returned for the England B game against Albania,^[26] and was named in the full squad for the games against Brazil and Estonia,^[27] with Owen stating "I feel sharp and, if given the chance, I feel confident when in front of goal."^[28] He played in both matches and scored against Estonia breaking Gary Lineker's record for most goals in competitive internationals for England.^[29]

Other work

Owen starred in a series of adverts that charted his life, and rise to fame.^[30] He also appeared in several adverts for the washing powder Persil, in a contract worth £1,000,000.^[30]

Personal life

Owen met Welsh born Louise Bonsall at primary school in 1984.^[31] Bonsall originally trained as a solicitor, but stopped when she became pregnant with their first child and Owen moved to Real Madrid. They became parents on 1 May 2003 when their daughter, Gemma Rose Owen, was born.^[32] In February 2006, they welcomed a son named James Michael. The couple are expecting their third child in the fall.^[33]

The couple bought Lower Soughton Manor in Flintshire, North Wales where Owen keeps his cars and Louise her horses. They got engaged on 14 February 2004, and married on 24 June 2005, at the Carden Park Hotel in Wales. The couple had initially planned to get married at their home, but changed plans when they were informed that if a licence was granted for a marriage ceremony the venue must be made available for other weddings for three years,^[31] so opted to marry in a registry office in informal clothing and have a lavish reception the next day in the grounds of their home.^[34] The couple's son, James Michael Owen, was born on 6 February 2006, and Louise is currently pregnant with the couple's third child, due in December 2007.^[35]

After Owen returned to the UK to play for Newcastle United, he would travel to the nearby BAe facility to travel daily to the Northeast by helicopter to train. However, there is now a helipad installed in the grounds of the house to accommodate Owen's Eurocopter Dauphin on which he is both travelling and training to become a pilot.^[36] Owen was eventually banned from training to be a pilot by Newcastle United, due to excessive insurance premiums.^[37]

Owen also bought an entire street for his extended family (Austen Close, Ewloe), which is in an area close to where he used to live.^[38] In 2004, Owen's sister Karen was assaulted by two youths, who attempted to kidnap her. When she revealed that she was pregnant, they fled.^[39]

Owen has few personal indulgences unlike other footballers, but enjoys horse racing and gambling, in which his England colleague Wayne Rooney ran up a debt of £750,000 with Owen's business partner Steven Smith.^[40]

Statistics

**Club Performance**
Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Newcastle United	2006–07	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Newcastle United	2005–06	11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
Real Madrid	2004–05	34	13	2	2	-	-	5	1	0	0	41	16
Liverpool	2003–04	29	16	3	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	38	19
	2002–03	35	19	2	0	4	2	12	7	1	0	54	28
	2001–02	29	19	2	2	0	0	11	6	2	2	44	29
	2000–01	28	16	5	3	2	1	11	4	0	0	46	24
	1999–00	27	11	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	30	12
	1998–99	30	18	2	2	2	1	6	2	0	0	40	23
	1997–98	36	18	0	0	4	4	4	1	0	0	44	23
	1996–97	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
	Total	264	138	17	10	14	9	54	23	3	2	352	182

Career honours

Liverpool F.C.

Winner

2000–01 League Cup
2000–01 FA Cup
2000–01 UEFA Cup
2001–02 European Super Cup
2001–02 Charity Shield
2002–03 League Cup

Runner Up

2001–02 FA Premier League (Level 1)
2002–03 Charity Shield

Real Madrid

Runner Up

2004–05 Spanish Primera División

Newcastle United

Winner

2006 Uefa Intertoto Cup

Individual honours

1998 PFA Young Player of the Year
1998 Premier League Joint Topscorer, 18 Goals
1999 Premier League Joint Topscorer, 18 Goals
2001 European Footballer of the Year

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