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
You need people who score goals. That's how you win games
To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.
You're on your own out there with ten mates.
The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.
He's fantastic on the ground but obviously he is very tall. (on Peter Crouch)
There's nothing quite like a World Cup.
If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.
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)
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.
I wouldn't change my life for the world at the moment.
It bothers me when I don't score.
I was born to score goals, I feel.
A new club is like having a new girlfriend – you don't have feelings straight away
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.