Michael Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owenis a former English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. He is a regular pundit and co-commentator on BT Sport football coverage, and sometimes appears on BBC's Match of the Day as a pundit. Since retiring from football, he has become a successful racehorse breeder and owner...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth14 December 1979
CityChester, England
The one thing I can guarantee is goals. I have never seen anything like this, even at Real Madrid. I hope the fans will be watching me for four years. I want to win a trophy and medals here.
I don't want to pack everything into one year and then do nothing the rest of my life. I think it's important to do things bit by bit.
It was a poor performance and it wasn't good enough,
The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score, ... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.
I've had a bit of a head-spinning couple of days,
I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.
There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.
I was proper, proper fast at one point, and obviously I'm not now, so I've lost certain things, but when I was that fast I didn't need to do certain other things in a game. It was such a potent weapon.
Everton have a healthy list of injuries.
Give me a great Champions League game or an exciting Premier League game ahead of an international match and I'd love that to reverse. A lot of people have lost interest in England games, it is quite hard to watch.
It bothers me when I don't score.
My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.
All Newcastle fans need to know is that I will be giving everything for their cause now.
The longer my career has gone, the more I seem to score... It's experience and age and knowing where the ball's going to be.