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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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Michael Owen
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 14
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Michael James Owen
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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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The Spanish league is fantastic, but it has not the great passion the English Premiership has got.
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