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West Brom v Man Utd preview - 1st January 2011
Manchester United will hope a visit to a happy hunting ground will kick-start their away form as the Premier League leaders start 2011 with a trip to West Bromwich Albion.
Though United remain the only unbeaten team in England this season, the club's away form belies their position at the head of the standings after seven draws from eight games on the road.
Michael Owen ruled out for rest of season - 5th March 2010
Manchester United striker Michael Owen will not play again this season after pulling his hamstring in the 2-1 Carling Cup final win over Aston Villa.
The 30-year-old, who scored United's equaliser at Wembley, pulled up while chasing a pass in the first half.
The injury all but ends Owen's hopes of playing for England at the World Cup.
"It is more serious than we thought. I think the heavy pitch at Wembley played some part, but it's also bad luck," said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ostracised Michael Owen still has part to play - 30th March 2009
Imagine it is five minutes to go in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, on July 2 next year, England are trailing to a controversial goal by Diego Maradona's Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and Fabio Capello has one substitution left. Should he send on a) Darren Bent, b) Jermain Defoe or c) Michael Owen?
Michael Owen has still got it, says Magpies boss Keegan - 4th February 2008
Kevin Keegan predicted Michael Owen would score two goals, win the Tyne-Tees derby and then disappear for international duty and add to his impressive 40-goal England tally. He was nearly right.
Only a soft decision by referee Mike Dean prevented Owen from giving Newcastle an early lead which might have saved us all from this turgid, forgettable scrap. It would certainly have been a relief for Keegan's shot-shy skipper.
Michael Owen positive about April return to action - 7th January 2007
Michael Owen, the Newcastle and England striker, is setting his sights on returning to action "as strong as ever" in April as it emerged his recovery from injury is gathering momentum.
"I'm hoping to play again this season," Owen was quoted as saying in Newcastle's match-day programme for today's game with Manchester United. "That's the big target. But it's a long way ahead and all I can say is that when people ask if I'll play again by, say April, they aren't saying no. Everything is so far so good.
Cup fears for Owen - 21st June 2006
Striker Michael Owen will have a scan on a knee injury on Wednesday amid fears his World Cup could be over after less than two minutes of Tuesday's final Group B game against Sweden.
Owen was taken away on a stretcher after twisting his knee, overshadowing a 2-2 draw that booked England into a second round match on Sunday against Ecuador in Stuttgart.
Owen: “My season would be very good with 20 goals” - 18th January 2005
Gravesen has made an impression on the players: “There was a lot of hope about him and he didn´t disappoint us”. Owen summed up in a press conference the impressions made by the Danish player. The number ‘11’ player ruled out any discomfort about Madrid: “I just want to score goals and play in this Club”. He said of the number of goals he would like to score: “It would be a very good season if I score 20 goals”. And he praised Luxemburgo: “He communicates very well, he talks a lot with the players and we know what he wants”
Owen: "My England Story So Far" - 11th June 2004
Michael Owen talks about his England career so far, picks out the highlights of playing for his country and talks about his Liverpool team-mates in the national squad.
Michael, how much did your achievements for the England youth sides prepare you for senior international football?
"Well, the whole point of playing youth football is to prepare you for the full team, same at club level you play through the ranks to prepare you for playing for the first team. I played for England schoolboys at fifteen and then at every level up. I only played one under-21 game, and then I was into the full senior squad, so it certainly prepared me. It's similar to playing European football at the club really, but it's certainly different to playing domestic league.
Young, Gifted and on the Bench; Michael Owen, 17, Waits His Turn on England's Team - 17th June 1998
Somewhere in the world, a soccer prodigy is born every year. There's usually an amazing story about a five-goal game and about offers from deep-pocketed European clubs. Comparisons to Pele, who at age 17 raised the World Cup trophy in 1958, are inevitable. Fame and fortune seem so certain, but such expectations are seldom realized.
He is the youngest player to wear the fabled colors of the English national team this century, and has rapidly surpassed the Spice Girls as Britain's newest teen sensation. Already under immense pressure to restore England's winning tradition after the team failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, Coach Glenn Hoddle is hearing the emotional pleas from the public and media to throw Owen into the starting lineup.
At the moment, it doesn't appear Hoddle will make the bold move. Indications are that the coach will stick with the striking tandem of captain Alan Shearer and veteran Teddy Sheringham for England's second World Cup match, Monday against Romania in Toulouse.
Michael Owen - Portrait of a New Star - 1st June 1996
There's a new goalscorer supreme at Anfield. His name's Michael Owen and this wonderkid is only 16 years old...
What have Ian Rush, Robbie Fowler and young Michael Owen got in common, apart from the fact they're all goalscorers supreme? The answer is they were all Everton supporters in their youth. They also represent teh full spectrum of ages in terms of career.
Rush, the legend is nearing the end of his trophy laden scoring career; Robbie's has only just begun, though he's close to his first 100 goals for the Reds, and Michael Owen is hitting the headlines thanks to his scoring exploits for the Youth team, culminating in last season's historic FA Youth Cup win.