Buy this book on-line DERBYSHIRE, OLIVER: : michael owen: THE BIOGRAPHYLONDON.JOHN BLAKE PUBLISHING LTD.,2007. ISBN 9781844543106.
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Michael Owen,his record is already full of superlatives - youngest player to represent England in the 20thC,only England player ever to score in four major tournaments,youngest recipient of the BBC Sports Personality if the Year award - the list is long and distinguished. He's amongst the top scorers for club and
country yet he's still in the prime of his career (then 2007).
As apprentice schoolboy for Liverpool FC, despite being an Everton fan,his career got off to a breathtaking start.Going professional in 1996 at the tender age of 17,he soon made his mark at the highest levels and in the 1997-98 season he was joint top scorer in the Premiership and voted PFA Young Player of the Year.In the summer of 1998 in France,the national team management sent him on to wreak havoc on the world stage,where he quickly earned the nickname 'The Boy Wonder' and was feted by some of the top names in world football.
His position as a much sought-after talent was secured in spectacular style - he was young,and had the world at his feet.But he stayed loyal to his club.The first British player in twenty years to be crowned European Footballer of the Year in 2001,he helped the Reds to a triumphant treble of League Cup,FA Cup and UEFA Cup, but Champions League success eluded him.He persevered at Anfield until a move in 2004 to join the galacticos at Real Madrid marked him out as a fully-fledged superstar.But despite some effective displays against tough competition in Spain,his passion for the English game meant he couldn't resist a return to the Premiership.With his old club interested but unable to meet the asking price, Newcastle United FC stepped in and in August 2005 Owen became a Magpie,setting a club transfer record. Back in the English game,his natural speed, strength and precision continued to poduce goals and solid results for his new club.
But after playing less than two minutes of his 80th cap,against Sweden in the 2006 World Cup,disaster struck as Owen suffered a knee injury which was set to keep him out of action for more than half a year. Yet Michael is still one of the greatest footballers of his generation,and with such a deadly eye for his passion - scoring goals - he remains one of the legends of the game.This is his story.
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