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I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

Michael Owen

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Michael Owen
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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