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
I have a great family, good friends, a nice girlfriend, my own house. I have got everything how I want it to be.
The Champions League is more interesting to watch than international football and the quality is superior as well.
You always come back to earth with a thump at some stage. Life has it's ups and downs; the acid test is how you handle the downs.
Often the biggest test is when the chips are down and you've got to stick together as a team.
The bottom line is that I wanted to come back and play in the Premier League again and wake up on Saturday morning and really fancy getting out there and playing in front of this fantastic support, scoring goals and enjoying football. (on returning to the premiership)
While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.
For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if it wasn't like that.
If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.
The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.
There's nothing quite like a World Cup.
He's fantastic on the ground but obviously he is very tall. (on Peter Crouch)
The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.
To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.
I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.