Latest Michael Owen Quotes from Interviews

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• Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.

  Michael Owen

  Team, Munich, Bayern Munich

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• It was a real eye opener and I'm really pleased that I spent a year out there [in Real Madrid].

  Michael Owen

  Real, Eye, Years

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• 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.

  Michael Owen

  Real, Team, Firsts

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• I think in terms of best players, I would have to say Ronaldo, the real Ronaldo, the Brazilian one. I was fortunate enough to have a year with him at Real Madrid. He was at the end of his career and was probably half the player he was. But, in his prime, he was quite simply astonishing.

  Michael Owen

  Real, Thinking, Player

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• Best players I played with? Striker wise, well, I had a great record with Emile Heskey - he would be one of my favourite partnerships because we were so different and worked together so well.

  Michael Owen

  Wise, Player, Together

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• Manchester United will always be a competitor, just because of the very size of them.

  Michael Owen

  Size, Manchester United, Competitors

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• I think it's getting tougher and tougher, all the big teams are getting stronger and there's more of them.

  Michael Owen

  Team, Thinking, Stronger

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• I think nowadays Manchester United is more competitive than it's ever been. Obviously, over the last one or two decades, they've always had one challenger or two challengers maybe, whether it be Arsenal or Chelsea.

  Michael Owen

  Thinking, Two, Lasts

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• I remember running around the park as a kid and pretending, shouting out 'Michael Owen in the cup final. He scores!' To actually fulfil that dream when you're older and score two goals made it just a magical day.

  Michael Owen

  Running, Dream, Kids

  Source: www.insidefutbol.com

• As everyone knows I've got a passion for horses.

  Michael Owen

  Horse, Passion, Knows

  SoccerBible Interview, www.soccerbible.com. March 20, 2014.

• 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.

  Michael Owen

  Goal, Age, Records

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• [Wayne Rooney] has to be viewed as a great England striker if he breaks Sir Bobby Charlton's record. Scoring goals at international level is much more difficult than it was a few years back because even the lesser teams are well organised and don't concede too many goals these days.

  Michael Owen

  Team, Years, Goal

  Source: www.espnfc.com

• There have been more things wrong with England than just Wayne Rooney in the last few years.

  Michael Owen

  Years, Lasts, England

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• [Wayne Rooney] best tournament was the 2004 European Championships, when he played alongside me and made such a big impact, but it hasn't happened for him at the World Cup for one reason or another.

  Michael Owen

  Impact, World, Cups

  Source: www.espnfc.com

• 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.

  Michael Owen

  Sunday, Games, Sitting

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• While the World Cup is great every four years, I think people struggle to get themselves excited about qualifiers against the smaller nations. It will take some good performances from the national team to get the feel-good factor back, as far as the England team goes at least.

  Michael Owen

  Team, Struggle, Thinking

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.

  Michael Owen

  Football, Country, Play

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• The Champions League is more interesting to watch than international football and the quality is superior as well.

  Michael Owen

  Football, Champions League, Interesting

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• I'm sure clubs have a lot of power these days.

  Michael Owen

  Clubs, These Days

  Source: www.espnfc.com

• 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.

  Michael Owen

  Player, Clubs, Sides

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

  Michael Owen

  Football, Games, England

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.

• I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.

  Michael Owen

  Football, Hurt, Way

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.in. June 12, 2015.

• 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.

  Michael Owen

  Champions League, Games, People

  "Michael Owen on the English team, Wayne Rooney and the goals record". Interview with Kevin Palmer, www.espn.co.uk. June 12, 2015.