SHOOTING STAR
ROBERT J WILSON EXAMINES! WHY THE STRIKER’S STELLAR CAREER DOESN’T GET THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES

Spain game: Michael Owen playing for Real Madrid

Hero: England captain David Beckham celebrates with team-mate Emile Heskey

WHAT is it with Michael Owen? With his impres sive goal record for his clubs and country, he should be revered as one of the fi nest goalscorers that England has ever produced.
Owen scored 40 goals for England in 89 appearances and surely it would have been him and not Wayne Rooney surpassing Bobby Charlton’s long-standing record of 4...