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

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Michael Owen
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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Messi
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Football

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Give me a great Champions League game or an exciting Premier League game ahead of an international match and I'd love that to reverse. A lot of people have lost interest in England games, it is quite hard to watch.
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The better the opposition put in front of you, the better your team plays.
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There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.
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If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.
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I don't get a lot of enjoyment out of sitting there for an hour and a half watching a game like we saw between Ireland and England last Sunday.
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My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy.
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I wouldn't change my life for the world at the moment.
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You're on your own out there with ten mates.
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I think the greatest Real Madrid player of all time is Cristiano Ronaldo followed by Ferenc Puskas. Ronaldo equalled Puskas’ great record of 242 goals in fewer games. He was also the fastest Real Madrid player to score 100 goals and holds the record for most goals scored for Madrid in a season.
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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.
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Nobody on this planet had a range of passing like Paul Scholes. Training every day was a pleasure just watching him. Unbelievable career.
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I thought I would break the scoring record when I got to 40 goals by the age of 27 or 28, but then Fabio Capello took over and he never picked me again.
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To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.
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I loved [Real Madrid]. It was a real experience, playing with a great team. One of the first questions I'm often asked is 'What was Madrid like?' It's got that mystique about it. It's a magical place and a magical team, and everything about it is great.
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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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Clubs don't like their players going off to play international matches and you can see a scenario where they eventually start to make it more difficult for international sides to call up players.
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I have always been confident that I would make it to the top.
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Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.
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The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.
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If you cut me in half, I'm a footballer.
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