Biography michael owen

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Football was in his blood as Michael's father Terry was a professional player at, among other clubs, Everton. Had Terry known his son would end up playing for arch-rivals Liverpool, perhaps he would have pushed him in a different direction! But all jokes aside, Terry evidently recognized his son's talent and allowed him to attend the Football Association's School of Excellence at Lilleshall in Staffordshire from the age of Keeping up his studies at Hawarden High School, Michael earned ten GCSEs, but despite the academic success it was still on the pitch where his future lay.

On his 17th birthday he signed on as a full professional with Liverpool. Only a year later he was making his debut for the England squad. Triumph after triumph followed. At 18, Michael became not only the youngest player to ever play for England, but also the youngest to score for England, and then the youngest Englishman to play in a World Cup.

In , Michael bounced back from a devastating hamstring injury to score a hat-trick against old rivals Germany during a World Cup qualifier. In December, after a series of amazing performances, Michael was named European Player of the Year; the first England player to win the accolade since Kevin Keegan in Four months later, the player stood in for an injured David Beckham as England captain during a friendly against Paraguay, becoming the youngest captain in 40 years.

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And although they didn't win, England still defied the odds by making it to the quarter finals. In August Owen made a surprise move to Real Madrid. But despite scoring plenty of goals for the Spanish giants, Michael struggled to find a regular place on the team, and by August Michael made a return to the English Premiere League alongside his friend Alan Shearer at Newcastle Utd.

Despite all this success, Michael never let it get in the way of valuing his family life. The player has also stayed loyal to his first love, Louise Bonsall. The two met at primary school in , and twenty years later got engaged.