Danny Phantom and Michael Owen: Difference between pages

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
script-assisted date/terms audit; see mosnum, wp:overlink
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Otherpeople|Michael Owen}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox Football biography
| show_name = Danny Phantom
| playername = Michael Owen
| bgcolor= #999999
| image = [[Image:DannyPhantomTitleCard.jpg|200px|Danny Phantom Show Title Card]]
| image = [[Image:Michaelowen newcastle07.JPG|200px]]
| fullname = Michael James Owen
| caption = ''Danny Phantom'' opening sequence
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1979|12|14|df=y}}
| format = [[Animated television series]]
| cityofbirth = [[Chester]]
| runtime = 22 minutes per episode
| countryofbirth = England
| rating = Number 10 out of a 100 on TV.Com
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} <ref name=nufc>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Profiles/0,,10278~5829,00.html|title=Michael Owen|accessdate = 2007-06-08|publisher=Newcastle United.co.uk}}</ref>
| creator = [[Butch Hartman]]
| currentclub = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| starring = [[David Kaufman]] <br> [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] <br> [[Rob Paulsen]] <br> [[Kath Soucie]] <br> [[Rickey D'Shon Collins]] <br> [[Grey DeLisle]] <br> [[Ron Perlman]] <br> [[Cree Summer]] <br> [[Martin Mull]]
| clubnumber = 10
| country = [[United States]]|
| position = [[Striker]]
| network = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]
| youthyears = 1991&ndash;1996
| studios = [[Billionfold Studios]]
| youthclubs = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| first_aired = [[April 3]], [[2004 in television|2004]]
| years = 1996&ndash;2004<br />2004&ndash;2005<br />2005&ndash;
| last_aired = [[August 24]], [[2007 in television|2007]]
| clubs = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]<br />[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]<br />[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| num_seasons = 3
| caps(goals) = 216 (118)<br />{{0}}35 {{0}}(13)<br />{{0}}49 {{0}}(21)
| num_episodes = [[List of Danny Phantom episodes|53]]
| nationalyears = 1997<br />2006&ndash;2007<br />1998&ndash;
| list_episodes =
| nationalteam = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]<br />[[England B national football team|England B]]<br />[[England national football team|England]]
| website = http://www.dannyphantom.com
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}1 {{0}}{{0}}(1)<br />{{0}}{{0}}2 {{0}}{{0}}(0)<br />{{0}}89 {{0}}(40)
| imdb_id = 0366005
| pcupdate = 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
| tv_com_id = 8938
| ntupdate = 21:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
|}}
}}
'''''Danny Phantom''''' was an American animated television show created by [[Butch Hartman]] for [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], produced by Billionfold Studios. The show is about a teenage half-ghost boy, who frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret. It is distributed outside the [[United States]] by the [[Canada|Canadian]] animation company, [[Nelvana]], the same as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' (also created by Hartman).
'''Michael James Owen''' (born 14 December 1979 in [[Chester]], [[Cheshire]]) is an English [[Association football|football]] player who currently plays for and captains [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].


Owen has enjoyed a successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the [[Ballon d'Or]] winner in 2001. Owen is currently [[England national football team|England]]'s fourth highest scorer of all time, scoring his 39th and [[Michael Owen#International Goals|40th goal]] on his 85th cap, and is England's leading competitive goalscorer with 26 goals. Owen was selected by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|FIFA 125 greatest living players]] in 2004.
==Production==
When Butch Hartman first developed the idea for a new show, it was originally titled "''Danny Phantom and the Spector Detectors''", and it was supposed to be a show about a young (human) [[ghost]] fighter and a team of others who hunted and fought ghosts. However, Hartman later determined it would be cooler and better if the teen was a ghost, thus changing it just to "''Danny Phantom''". Among the other ideas that were considered before being rejected was the existence of a [[telepathic]] connection between the characters Danny and Sam.


==Early life==
The designs were helped by veteran character designer [[Stephen Silver]], helping Hartman adding his own touches. All ''Danny Phantom'' characters have necks and five digits on each hand. The majority of the stories are usually written by Steve Marmel with input from Mark Banker, [[Butch Hartman]], Marty Isenberg, and Sib Ventress. As with Hartman's show ''The Fairly OddParents'', the music for ''Danny Phantom'' was written by [[Guy Moon]].<ref>Moon wrote two versions of the theme song; the original was scrapped, but it can be heard [http://www.butchhartman.com/new_site/html/audio.htm here] at Hartman's website.</ref> It has also been stated that the theme song was inspired by [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s 1989 song "[[The Invisible Man (song)|The Invisible Man]]".<ref>DPOFPA, "Interview with Butch Hartman", [[March 30]] [[2006]]. [http://hometown.aol.com/zcat6/IntBH2006p8.html]</ref>
Owen was bitten by the "football bug" at a very young age. His father, [[Terry Owen|Terry]], was a footballer and had previously played for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]. As far back as Owen could remember he loved kicking a football round with his Dad and two brothers. It was at this time that he began to show a real talent for football and was bought his first pair of football boots when he was seven years old. As his father had played for Everton, it was only natural Owen grew up being an Everton fan.<ref>[http://www.michaelowen-online.com/info/biography.php Michael Owen Online - The official Michael Owen Fans site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His favourite player was [[Gary Lineker]] and he always insisted that he was Gary when he and his dad had a kick about.


When Owen was only seven his father persuaded the manager of [[Mold Alexandra F.C.|Mold Alexandra]] to let the youngster into his team of 10-year-olds. Owen was younger than most, and very much smaller, but he was soon showing off his "flair" and started in most games becoming known as the club's "secret weapon". He also played for his [[primary school]] team in [[Hawarden]], Wales, breaking all local scoring records in his first season. He then attended [[Hawarden High School]], where he played for the school team.
53 episodes have been purchased by Nickelodeon. On [[January 24]] [[2006]], Nickelodeon announced that it has ended support for new episodes of the series. Butch Hartman has said that although no new episodes would be made, the show would still continue to be broadcast "for years to come". Fans of the show expressed outrage at the cancellation, citing Butch Hartman's admission on his forums that he wished to create more episodes, however his initial public statement on his personal forum that though he is willing to make more episodes if the show is picked up again. The series ended with the episode ''Phantom Planet''. The show premiered on [[Nicktoons Network]] on [[June 1]], [[2007]].


==Plot==
==Club career==
===Liverpool===
''Danny Phantom'' centers on the life and adventures of 14-year-old '''Danny Fenton''', an unpopular boy attending Casper High. He lives with eccentric ghost hunting parents and an older sister, Jazz, who is often overbearing. Upon pressure of his best friends, Sam and Tucker, he wanders inside his parent's Ghost Portal. He accidentally presses a button that zaps his entire body, infusing his [[DNA]] with [[ectoplasm]], transforming him into a half ghost boy. Danny, who calls himself 'Danny Phantom' in ghost form, develops the ability to fly, become invisible, and turn his body intangible. Over time Danny becomes more powerful and develops other powers which he has to learn to control.
At age 13, when Owen started attending Hawarden High School, he became available to sign "School Boy" forms with a club. He held talks with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], before he eventually signed for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], the club that persuaded him to attend the FA's School of Excellence at [[Lilleshall Hall|Lilleshall]] in [[Shropshire]] at age 14. Throughout this time, he studied at [[Idsall School]], [[Shifnal]], [[Shropshire]], and achieved ten [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSE]]s.


Liverpool signed Owen after he graduated from Lilleshall at 16, and joined the club on the [[Youth Training Scheme]]. The star of Liverpool's 1996 [[FA Youth Cup]] triumph, scoring a hat-trick in the final against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], Owen scored prolifically as he rose rapidly through the Anfield ranks.<ref name=lfco>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/owen/moreinfo.htm|title=MICHAEL OWEN|accessdate = 2007-06-08|publisher=Liverpool FC.tv}}</ref> After four months, he signed professional forms for the senior team just after his seventeenth birthday in December 18 1996.
Danny panics over his ghost powers at first, but he soon realizes that he can use his powers to protect his town from ill-meaning ghosts. After the defeat of a bipolar Lunch Lady Ghost, Danny turns to the life of a [[superhero]], using his powers to rid his hometown of [[Amity Park]] from the various ghosts (either entities/monsters or spirits of the deceased from another dimension)<ref>DPOFPA, "Interview with Butch Hartman", [[March 30]], [[2006]]. [http://hometown.aol.com/zcat6/IntBH2006p1.html]</ref> that plague it. Danny's best friends, technophile '''Tucker Foley''' and goth-minded ultra-recyclo vegetarian '''Samantha (Sam) Manson''' support Danny and help him with his ghost fighting. Aside from a variety of ghosts, Danny faces threats of many calibers, including vengeful ghost hunter '''Valerie Gray''', other half ghost/rival '''Vlad Masters/Plasmius''', and even his own parents--being ghost hunters, they view Danny Phantom (and any ghosts) as a menace to society. In addition, Danny tries to keep his secret safe from his classmates, teachers, and family. Throughout it all, Danny slowly realizes his own potential and his purpose, while his worlds - both the Ghost Zone and Earth - slowly begin to accept him as their defender.


He made his debut for Liverpool against [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal.<ref name=lfco/> With an injury to [[Robbie Fowler]], he was thrust immediately into action as a first team regular alongside the likes of newcomer [[Paul Ince]] and playmaker [[Steve McManaman]] in the following [[1997–98 in English football|1997&ndash;98]] season. He scored his first European goal for the club against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in the [[UEFA Cup]] and recorded his first professional hat-trick against [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] in the League Cup. Owen ended that season as a joint top scorer in the [[Premier League]] with [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]' [[Chris Sutton]] and [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]'s [[Dion Dublin]], scoring eighteen goals, and was voted the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] by fellow professionals.
===Protagonists===
{{main|List of Danny Phantom characters}}


The [[1998–99 in English football|1998&ndash;99 season]] proved to be another good season for Owen as he scored 23 Goals in 40 games for Liverpool. Despite his brilliant form, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and their seventh place finish was not enough to attain even a [[UEFA Cup]] place. Owen injured his hamstring in a league game against [[Leeds United A.F.C|Leeds United]] on the 12th of April, which proved to be a recurring injury and prematurely bought his season to an end.
*'''[[Danny Phantom (character)|Daniel "Danny" Fenton a.k.a. 'Danny Phantom']]''' ''(voiced by [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]])'' The [[titular character]] of the show. Danny is a shy 14-year-old boy who gained ghost powers from a lab accident. He later chooses to use these powers to fight against malevolent ghosts, which have begun to regularly escape the mysterious [[Ghost Zone]] and plague his hometown of [[Amity Park]]. Aside from ghosts, he deals with ghost hunter Valerie Gray who likes Danny Fenton, but hates his ghostly counterpart, Danny Phantom, whom she is trying to eliminate. He is often clueless about Sam's crush on him, but from time-to-time shows some romantic interest in her. Danny's a straight "C" student.


The next season was a frustrating one for Owen as he was out injured for lengthy periods, effects of the injury suffered the previous season but nevertheless managed to score 12 goals and helped Liverpool to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
*'''[[Tucker Foley]]''' ''(voiced by [[Rickey D'Shon Collins]])'': A lighthearted African-American teenager obsessed with technology and meat. One of Danny's best friends along with Sam. When not obsessing over gadgets, he obsesses over girls. Like Sam, he shares in Danny's secret and often helps battle ghosts back into the Ghost Zone. He generally provides comic relief. Tucker's favorite ghost is The Lunch Lady Ghost because like him she got mad when Sam changed the menu and got rid of meat.


In the run-up to [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], Owen was still suffering hamstring problems and received treatment from the [[Bayern Munich]] doctor, [[Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfarth]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/euro2000/teams/england/760562.stm|title=Owen shrugs off fitness fears|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2000-05-24}}</ref>
*'''[[Samantha "Sam" Manson]]''' ''(voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]])'': Danny's other best friend. Though wealthy, (her great-grandfather Izzy made the machine that twirls cellophane around Deli toothpicks) she chooses to hide her family's monetary success for quite some time, in favor of being liked for who she is. A strident individualist, Sam is a practitioner of an overly dramatized fictional form of [[vegetarian]]ism called ''Ultra Recyclo-Vegetarianism'', a frequent protester for such things as [[animal rights]], and a self-proclaimed goth. She displays frequent crushes towards Danny.


In the 2000–2001 season, he helped the club to their most successful season in several years. The team won the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], [[FA Cup]] and [[UEFA Cup]], with Owen scoring two goals in the last few minutes against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the FA Cup final to turn what had appeared to be a 1&ndash;0 defeat into a 2&ndash;1 victory, the game has since been christened "The Michael Owen Cup Final".<ref name=lfco/>
*'''[[Jazz Fenton|Jasmine "Jazz" Fenton]]''' ''(voiced by [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]])'': Danny's know-it-all (and somewhat overprotective and perhaps overly helpful) older sister; a smart and highly sociable overachiever, and she also thinks she is an adult. Jazz considers her parents' obsession with ghosts as a sign of needing [[psychotherapy|psychological help]]. She discovers that Danny has ghost powers in the episode "''[[My Brother's Keeper]]''", but she does not reveal her knowledge of it (until "''[[The Ultimate Enemy]]''"), in favor of waiting until he is ready to talk about it with her.


Winning the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup allowed Liverpool to play in the [[Charity Shield]] and the [[European Super Cup]] at the beginning of the [[2001-2002 in English football|2001&ndash;2002]] season. Liverpool won both matches with Owen scoring the second goal of the 2&ndash;1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield and the third goal in the 3&ndash;2 win over European champions [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]. Liverpool thus became the first English team to win five trophies in one calendar year. Just a week later, Owen would again beat Bayern goalkeeper [[Oliver Kahn]], as the English international hit a hat-trick in England's 5&ndash;1 win over Germany in Munich.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1515667.stm|title=Awesome England thrash Germany|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2001-09-01|accessdate = 2007-06-07}}</ref> At the end of the year, Owen became the first English player in twenty years and the only [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] player ever to win the [[Ballon d'Or|European Footballer of the Year]] award. He was also voted World Soccer player of the year in 2001, the only English player to win it & till date the only winner based in England. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1715911.stm|title=Owen's crowning glory|accessdate = 2007-05-27|date=2001-12-17|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> He scored his 100th goal for Liverpool on 21 December 2001 against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]. Liverpool finished second in the league in the 2001–2002 season and Owen played a key part in the success, scoring 28 goals.
*'''[[Jack and Maddie Fenton|Jack Fenton]]''' ''(voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]])'': Jazz and Danny's father. Maddie's husband. Jack has an obsession with destroying ghosts and expresses hate for them. He blindly goes by the belief that all ghosts are evil, even Danny Phantom. He is generally incompetent in nature, but when provoked, can be an effective fighter. Jack cares about his family but is oblivious to Danny's powers. He also spends his time inventing gadgets that do not always work and is almost never seen without his orange jumpsuit. Jack's overweight. He loves junk food especially [[Fudge]].


The 2002–2003 season saw Owen on top form again as he hit 28 goals. Liverpool were on top of the table and looked like genuine title contenders for the first time in several years but a run of bad results saw them eventually finishing 5th in the table. Owen also scored at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 to win the League Cup and scored his 100th Premiership goal against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref name=lfco/>
*'''[[Jack and Maddie Fenton|Madeline "Maddie" Fenton]]''' ''(voiced by [[Kath Soucie]])'': Jazz and Danny's mother. Jack's wife. Also a professional ghost hunter, Maddie is more interested in studying ghosts than simply destroying them, but like Jack she also believes that all ghosts are bad. She is much more competent both as a parent and a ghost hunter than Jack.


In an injury hit 2003/04 campaign he still managed to net 19 goals but otherwise it was a bleak season for both him and Liverpool.
===Key Antagonists===
Following [[Gérard Houllier]]'s sacking as Liverpool manager, speculation about Owen's departure from the club began. During the first few Champions League games at the start of the [[2004–05 in English football|2004&ndash;05]] season, Owen sat on the bench to avoid being [[cup-tied]] for the Champions League, a factor that would mean that none of the top clubs in Europe would want to sign him. Since 1998 Owen was Liverpool's top scorer every season until he left the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://direct.rte.ie/sport/2004/0811/owen.html|title=Owen move speculation increases|accessdate = 2007-05-27|date=2004-08-11|publiser=RTÉ Sport}}</ref> [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] signed him for a fee of [[pound sterling|£]]8 million on 13 August 2004, with midfielder [[Antonio Núñez]] moving in the other direction as a make-weight.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3560542.stm|title=Owen unveiled by Real|accessdate = 2007-06-08|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
{{main|List of Danny Phantom villains and ghosts}}
*'''[[Vlad Plasmius|Vladimir "Vlad" Masters/Vlad Plasmius]]''' ''(voiced by [[Martin Mull]])'': Danny's arch-enemy and a multi-billionaire. An old acquaintance of Jack and Maddie Fenton and one other known human-ghost hybrid like Danny. Vlad's ghost powers were thrust upon him by an accident with a Ghost Zone Portal prototype, which hospitalized him for many years with ecto-[[acne]]. He blames Jack and is resentful that his old "friend" married the love of his life, Maddie. Unlike Danny, his ghost powers are considerably more developed, and he has used them for personal gain.


==Episodes==
===Real Madrid===
[[Image:Michaelowencropped.jpg|thumb|200px|Owen at a training camp with Real Madrid.]] Following their successful bid, Owen was presented with the number 11 shirt by [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career. He was often confined to the bench and drew criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form. A successful return to action with the England squad in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, however, and in the first following match, he scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 1&ndash;0 [[UEFA Champions League]] victory over [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kiev]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2004/10/19/news/foot.php|title=Soccer: A first for Owen as Real beats back Dynamo Kiev|work=iht.com|accessdate = 2007-09-09|date=2004-10-20}}</ref> A few days later, he scored with the first Spanish league goal in a 1&ndash;0 victory over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/11/Exclusive_Butragueno.htm|title=The perfect gentleman|work=thefa.com|accessdate = 2007-09-09|date=2004-11-18|author=James Wright}}</ref> The scoring spree continued, as he found the back of the net in three of the next four matches to make it five goals in seven successive matches. He ended the season with highly respectable thirteen goals in [[La Liga]], with the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. Following Real's signing of two high-profile Brazilian forwards, [[Robinho]] and [[Júlio Baptista]] in the summer of 2005, the speculation arose that Owen would return to the Premier League. During his time at Real Madrid, Michael Owen scored 18 goals from 41 games, 15 of which were starts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelowen.com.ar/realmadrid.htm|title= MICHAEL OWEN AND REAL MADRID|work=michaelowen.com.ar|accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref>
{{main|List of Danny Phantom episodes}}


==DVD Releases==
===Newcastle United===
On 24 August 2005, [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] announced that they had agreed a club record fee of £16 million to obtain Owen, although they still had to negotiate with the player's advisers. Liverpool and local rivals [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] entered the fray, but were unwilling to match Madrid's asking price. As the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] loomed in a year, Owen wanted to get more playing time to secure his position as the first choice striker in the English squad and joined Newcastle amidst rumours that he had inserted an escape clause valued at £12 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.com/html/owen-signs.html
*''[[Nick Picks]]'' Vol. 1–7 & Nick Picks Holiday.
|title=http://www.nufc.com/html/owen-signs.html|work=nufc.com|date=|2005-08-31|accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref>
On 31 August 2005 Owen finally signed a four-year contract to play for Newcastle United, despite initial press speculation that he would rather have returned to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4196760.stm|title=Newcastle prepare to unveil Owen|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2005-08-31|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>. With the metro system being packed to the rafters with black and white shirts making their way to Central, Monument and Haymarket stations<ref>{{Citation
| last = Whitten
| first = Nick
| author-link =
| last2 =
| first2 =
| author2-link =
| quote = The Metro from South Shields to Newcastle was packed to the rafters, and it seemed every second person was wearing a Newcastle shirt with Owen's name on the back.
| title = 'He's the man'
| newspaper = South Shields Gazette
| pages =
| year = 2005
| date = 2005-09-1
| url = http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/39HE-IS-THE-MAN39.1132806.jp}}</ref>, roughly 20,000 fans were present at Newcastle's home ground of [[St James' Park]] for Owen's official unveiling as a Newcastle player.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4200808.stm|title=Owen completes move to Newcastle|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2005-08-31}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, the second goal in a 3&ndash;0 away win at [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 18 September – Newcastle's first win of the season. Owen scored his first [[hat-trick]] for Newcastle in the 4&ndash;2 away win over West Ham on 17 December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4516346.stm|title=West Ham 2-4 Newcastle|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2005-12-17|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> It was also a "[[Hat_trick#Association_football|perfect hat trick]]", with one goal scored with each of his left foot, right foot, and head.


Owen has been very injury prone in sustaining serious injuries since joining Newcastle. On 31 December 2005, Owen broke a [[Metatarsus|metatarsal]] bone in his foot in a match against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He underwent [[surgery]] to place a pin in the bone, to help speed the healing process. He was expected to be out of action until late March,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4623092.stm|title=Owen denies problem at Newcastle|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2006-01-18|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> but the healing process did not go as hoped and on 24 March he underwent a second, minor, operation. Owen then stated that he should be fit for the final few weeks of the season with Newcastle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1740559,00.html?gusrc=rss|title=Owen: I'll be 100% fit for World Cup|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2006-03-27|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref> His return to action finally came against [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on 29 April when he came off the substitutes' bench in the 62nd minute. After the match Owen stated that he was "not 100% happy" with his foot.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4874772.stm|title=Grip confident about Owen fitness|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2006-04-04|publisher=BBC Sport|author=Simon Austin}}</ref> He underwent a further x-ray and made himself unavailable for Newcastle's final game of the season.
*''[[Nickelodeon]]'' and ''[[Amazon.com]]'' have struck a deal to produce [[DVD]]s of new and old Nickelodeon shows. Amazon will be making the discs, cover art, and disc art themselves. '''Danny Phantom Seasons 1 & 2''' will be released on ''[[Amazon.com]]'' on '''Sept 16th'''.<ref>[[http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Site-News-Nickelodeon-Amazon-CreateSpace/10375]]</ref>


A damaged [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in his right knee, sustained in the first minute of the group match against Sweden at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], kept Owen out of regular football for nearly a year, until April 2007. Owen's injury fanned the "club or country" dispute between clubs and the international authorities, as [[The Football Association]]'s insurance policy would not fully reimburse Newcastle United for Owen's salary of over £120,000 a week, or the costs of employing another player to cover for him; Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd threatened to sue the FA for compensation.
==Video Games==
There have been two video games released thus far for the show.


[[Image:Michaelowen training newcastle.JPG|thumb|250px|Owen training with Newcastle in 2007.]]Owen began light training on 12 February 2007, when pictures on the club's official website highlighted Owen running and carrying out minor exercises.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~980144,00.html|title=Michael Owen Up And Running|accessdate = 2007-05-26|author=Craig Hope|publisher=Newcastle United.co.uk}}</ref> He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4&ndash;1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after 10 minutes and then setting up fellow striker [[Shola Ameobi]] before coming off an hour later.<ref name="Owen scores on return from injury">{{cite news|title=Owen scores on return from injury|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6543879.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2007-04-11|accessdate = 2007-04-11}}</ref> Owen then started his first game for Newcastle United in over a year, against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on the 30 April 2007 in a game that Newcastle United lost 1&ndash;0. He played the full 90 minutes, having a goal disallowed for [[offside (football)|offside]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6578949.stm|title=Reading 1-0 Newcastle|accessdate = 2007-05-06|publisher=BBC Sport|author=Ian Hughes|date=2007-04-30}}</ref>
* ''[[Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
Owen was stretchered off an hour into Newcastle's game with [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on 13 May 2007, suffering concussion after colliding with team-mate [[Matty Pattison]].<ref name="Watford 1-1 Newcastle">{{cite news| title = Watford 1-1 Newcastle| url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6627867.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2007-05-13| accessdate = 2007-05-13|author=Dan Warren}}</ref>
* ''[[Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle]]'' (Game Boy Advance, [[Nintendo DS]])


On 9 May 2007, Newcastle's chairman [[Freddy Shepherd]] reacted angrily to reports that Owen could move on to another club at the end of the [[2006–07 in English football|2006&ndash;07 season]], due to a release clause in his contract. A report in [[The Times]] newspaper suggested Owen could be available for less than £10m and could be a target for the likes of [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Despite these reports, Shepherd warned Owen "to show some loyalty" and warned him that "none of the big four clubs want him."<ref name="Shepherd tells Owen to stay loyal">{{cite news| title = Shepherd tells Owen to stay loyal| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6641411.stm| publisher = BBC Sport| date = 2007-05-09| accessdate = 2007-05-09}}</ref> However, in a video posted on [[YouTube]], a group of Liverpool fans asked Shepherd if they could re-sign Owen, he responded by saying that he would "carry Owen back to Liverpool" himself.<ref name=sixosix>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A22592054|title=Review of the week|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2007-05-11|author=Chris Charles|publisher=BBC 606}}</ref> Shepherd also stated his dislike of Owen's agent but praised Owen as a "good lad".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/thejournal/tm_headline=shepherd-s-owen-joke-makes-him-a-star&method=full&objectid=19092147&siteid=50081-name_page.html |title=Shepherd's Owen joke makes him a star|publisher=The Journal|date=2007-05-12|author=Daniel Thomson|accessdate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> This led many to believe that Owen would exercise his right to leave if the £9m valuation was matched.<ref name=sixosix/> On 10 June 2007, Owen's new manager at Newcastle, [[Sam Allardyce]], confirmed the existence of the release clause in Owen's contract and admitted he feared that the club would be powerless to prevent Owen from leaving.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6738687.stm|title=Allardyce reveals Owen exit fears|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2007-06-10|accessdate = 2007-06-10}}</ref> However on 12 July 2007 Owen committed his immediate future to Newcastle United, stating: "I believe that these can be good times to be at Newcastle, which is why I am more than happy to be here."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6294404.stm|title=Owen rejects Newcastle exit talk|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2007-07-12|accessdate = 2007-07-13}}</ref>
Characters from the show (mainly Danny) have also been featured in other Nickelodeon video games. The characters appear in the following Nick games:


On 17 July 2007, he scored for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6903778.stm|title=Owen scores in Allardyce opener|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2007-07-17|accessdate = 2007-07-20}}</ref> Several days later, Owen picked up a thigh injury in training.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6908908.stm|title=Owen picks up minor thigh injury|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=2007-07-20|accessdate = 2007-07-20}}</ref> Newcastle manager [[Sam Allardyce]] admitted that Owen was likely to miss the start of the forthcoming [[Premier League]] season due to the injury which "Doesn't look as encouraging as we first thought."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7090656|title=Owen on sidelines for big kick-off|accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref> Owen made his comeback from injury in a club friendly on 13 August 2007 and declared himself available for Newcastle's next match, against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], as well as England's forthcoming international matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6944590.stm|title=Owen gives England fitness boost|work=BBC Sport|date=2007-08-14|accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref> On 29 August 2007, Owen scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle since December 2005 when he scored in the [[Football League Trophy|Carling Cup]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6963530.stm|title=Newcastle 2-0 Barnsley|work=BBC Sport|date=2007-08-29|accessdate = 2007-09-01}}</ref> Three days later he scored in the league, with a late winner against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6963710.stm|title=Newcastle 1-0 Wigan|work=BBC Sport|date=2007-09-01|accessdate = 2007-09-01}}</ref>
* ''[[Nicktoons: Summer Camp]]'' (TV games)
* ''[[Nicktoons Basketball]]'' (PC)
* ''Nicktoons Movin' Eyetoy'' ([[Playstation 2]])
* ''[[Nicktoons Winners Cup Racing]]'' (PC)
* ''[[Nicktoons: Freeze Frame Frenzy]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]])
* ''[[Nicktoons Unite!]]'' ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Playstation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
* ''[[Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island]]'' ([[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Playstation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[Game Boy Advance]])
* ''[[Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots]]'' ([[Wii]], [[Playstation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]])
* ''[[Nicktoons: Globs of Doom]]'' ([[Wii]], [[Playstation 2]], [[Nintendo DS]])


In late September 2007, after an encouraging start to the season playing for both Newcastle United and for England, it was reported that he would urgently require an operation for a double hernia and would likely be out of action for at least a month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2176655,00.html|title=England woe as Owen faces month out|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2007-09-25|accessdate = 2007-09-25}}</ref> In his first match back from the hernia operation, he scored a late goal coming off the substitutes bench to clinch victory for Newcastle over [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7019628.stm|title=Newcastle 3-2 Everton|work=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate = 2007-10-27|date=2007-10-07}}</ref>
==Main Cast==
* [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]] as Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom
* [[Rob Paulsen]] as Jack Fenton, Nicolai Technus, The Box Ghost
* [[Kath Soucie]] as Maddie Fenton, The Lunch Lady Ghost (2nd voice), Box Lunch, Grandma Ida Manson
* [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] as Jazz Fenton
* [[Rickey D'Shon Collins]] as Tucker Foley
* [[Grey DeLisle]] as Samantha "Sam" Manson, Star (1st voice), Valerie Gray (1st voice)
* [[Ron Perlman]] as Mr. Lancer
* [[Maria Canals]] as Paulina
* [[S. Scott Bullock]] as Dash Baxter, Klemper, Mr. Jeremy Manson, Hotep Ra
* [[Dat Phan]] as Kwan (1st voice)
* [[James Sie]] as Kwan (2nd voice)


After over 3 months without a goal, Owen scored the first goal of the second [[Kevin Keegan]] era in a 4-1 [[FA Cup]] 3rd round replay win over [[Stoke City]] on 16 January 2008, although Keegan was only a spectator in the stands for this game. Owen was awarded the captaincy by Keegan on 19 January 2008. He scored his first league goal of 2008 on 3 February. Owen's goal in the 2-0 defeat of [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] on 22 March 2008, which marked Newcastle's first win under [[Kevin Keegan]]'s second stewardship, also marked the first time in his Newcastle career that Owen had scored more goals for Newcastle than against them<ref>BBC Television, [[Match of the Day]], 22 March 2008</ref>. By 5 April 2008, after his and the teams early season poor form, Owen had scored 6 goals in the last 6 matches, with Newcastle registering 4 wins and 2 draws, lifting Newcastle into mid-table after earlier relegation fears. In the final game of the season, Owen scored in a 3-1 loss at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], finishing with 11 goals in total, putting him in equal 13th position for Premier League goals for the 2007-8 season.
==Additional Cast==
* [[June Angela]] as Principal Ishiyama
* [[Will Arnett]] as the Ghost Writer
* [[William Baldwin]] as Johnny 13
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as Wulf, Observant #1, Prince Aragon, Mikey, Gregor
* [[Susan Blakeslee]] as Dora Mattingly (Dorethea the Dragon Ghost)
* David Boat as Vortex
* [[David Carradine]] as Clockwork
* [[Brian Cox]] as Pariah Dark
* [[Jon Cryer]] as [[Freakshow (Danny Phantom)|Freakshow]]
* [[Michael Dorn]] as Fright Knight
* [[James Garrett]] as Nocturne
* [[Peri Gilpin]] as [[List of Danny Phantom villains and ghosts#Desiree|Desiree]]
* [[Mark Hamill]] as Undergrowth
* [[Patricia Heaton]] as The Lunch Lady Ghost (1st voice)
* [[Bob Joles]] as Frostbite
* [[Taylor Lautner]] as Youngblood
* [[Eric Roberts]] as [[Dark Danny]]
* [[Peter MacNicol]] as Sidney Poindexter
* [[Danny Mann]] as Amorpho
* [[Phil Morris]] as Damon Gray, Observant #2
* [[Martin Mull]] as Vladimir "[[Vlad Masters]]"/Vlad Plasmius
* [[Laraine Newman]] as Mrs. Tetslaff, Mrs. Pamela Manson
* [[Daran Norris]] as Bullet
* [[Mathew St. Patrick]] as Skulker (1st voice)
* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as The Dragon Ghost, Skulker (2nd voice)
* [[Chynna Phillips]] as Kitty
* [[AnnaSophia Robb]] as Danielle "Dani" Phantom (1st voice)
* [[Krista Swan]] as Danielle "Dani" Phantom (2nd voice)
* [[Tara Strong]] as [[Ember McLain|Ember]], Penelope Spectra, Tiffany Snow, Star (2nd voice)
* [[Cree Summer]] as Valerie Gray (2nd voice)
* [[James Arnold Taylor]] as Walker
* [[Jim Ward (voice actor)|Jim Ward]] as Bertrand


Owen missed all of the pre season matches and training of the [[2008-09 in English football|2008-9 season]] due to a bout of [[Mumps]], which also kept him out of the international friendlies with the [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]] in May 2008. He also suffered a calf strain during the summer months which kept him out of the opening game of the season against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]], a game which Newcastle drew 1-1.


He made his return in the second game of the season against [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on Saturday 23 August 2008, coming on in the 53rd minute for the injured [[Obafemi Martins]]. He scored the winning header in the 71st minute with the game finishing 1-0. Three days later he was named on the bench in a [[Football League Cup 2008-09|Carling Cup]] match away to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], he came on as a substitute and scored the winner in extra time in a 2-3 victory. After a pass from [[José Enrique Sánchez|José Enrique]], he sprinted clear of the Coventry defence and lifted the ball over the keeper. Owen scored in Newcastle's third round game against [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in the 90th minute, his 11th goal in 15 games. However it was not enough to save the game as Newcastle lost 1-2. A few days later on September 27th 2008 in a Premier League game at home to [[Blackburn Rovers]], he earned and scored a penalty in the second half to bring the scoreline to 1-2.


==International career==
==Notes==
Owen had a highly successful record at Youth level, beating the goal scoring records of [[Kevin Gallen]], and [[Nick Barmby]] in the Under-21 international level, although he was only briefly a member of the [[England national under-21 football team|England Under-21]] team (netting on his only appearance in a win over [[Greece national under-21 football team|Greece Under-21]] at [[Carrow Road]]) before he made his début for the [[England national football team|senior team]] in a 2&ndash;0 friendly loss to [[Chile national football team|Chile]] on 11 February 1998. Playing in this game made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the whole of the 20th century at 18 years and 59 days of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=144&pn=Michael_James_Owen|title=Michael James Owen - Biography|work=footballdatabase.com|accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref>
{{reflist}}

Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Profiles/0,,10278~5829,00.html|title=Michael Owen|work=Newcastle United|accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref> and many fans were keen for him to be made a regular player for the team ahead of that year's [[Football World Cup 1998|World Cup]]. His first goal for England, against [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] in another friendly game prior to the tournament further enhanced his reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biogs.com/famous/owenmichael.html|title=Michael Owen's Life|work=biogs.com|accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref> The goal also made him the youngest ever player to have scored for England,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfc.com/reports/report_mor_v_eng_tourn98.html|title= Morocco 0-1 England|work=Englandfc.com|accessdate = 2007-08-25|date1998-05-27}}</ref> until his record was surpassed by [[Wayne Rooney]] in 2003.

Although he was selected for the World Cup squad by manager [[Glenn Hoddle]], he was left on the bench as a substitute in the first two games. However, his substitute appearance in the second game, a 2&ndash;1 defeat to [[Romania national football team|Romania]], saw him score a goal and hit the post with another shot, almost salvaging a point from the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/22jun.htm|title=World Cup: Romania shocks England; Colombia down Tunisia.|work=soccertimes.com|accessdate = 2007-08-25|author=Jerry Langdon|date=1998-06-22}}</ref> After that, Hoddle played him from the start, and in England's second round match against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] he scored a sensational individual goal, voted by many as the goal of the tournament and bringing him to the attention of the world football scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Owen/Owen_bio.html|title=Michael Owen|work=jockbio.com|accessdate = 2007-08-25}}</ref>

England drew that match and went out of the tournament on penalties, but Owen had sealed his place as an England choice and his popularity in the country had increased greatly. At the end of the year, he won a public vote to be elected winner of the prestigious [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]] title, the award's youngest-ever recipient.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/keyfacts/stories/spoty.shtml|title=Sports Personality of the Year - previous winners|work=BBC|accessdate = 2007-11-08}}</ref>

He has since played for England in [[2000 European Football Championship|Euro 2000]], the [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup]] and [[2004 European Football Championship|Euro 2004]], scoring goals in all three tournaments. This makes him the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/CmpWC/CmpWCPlyrsPerfRecs.html|title=England's World Cup Final Tournament
Player Record Performances|work=englandfootballonline.com|accessdate = 2007-11-08}}</ref> He also became one of only a handful of England players to appear in three World Cup tournaments when he played at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], although he did not score and was injured in the final group game.

In April 2002, he was named as England's [[captain (football)|captain]] for a friendly match against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] in place of the injured regular captain [[David Beckham]]. Owen was the youngest England skipper since [[Bobby Moore]] in 1963,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1930946.stm|title=Owen named England captain|work=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate = 2007-11-08|date=2002-04-16}}</ref> and since then has regularly captained England during any absence of the regular captain.

Owen made his debut for the [[England national football team (B)|England national B-team]] in a friendly against [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] on 25 May 2006, as part of his return to match fitness ahead of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. He captained England B in this game, playing for 61&nbsp;minutes before being substituted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/5017924.stm|title=England B 1-2 Belarus|work=[[BBC Sport]]|accessdate = 2007-11-08|date=2006-05-25}}</ref>

Owen started England's first two games of the 2006 World Cup, against [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], but did not manage to score. After playing only 51 seconds of his third appearance of the tournament, and 80th cap, in the 2006 World Cup against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], Owen badly twisted his left knee and was forced to leave the match on a stretcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4853282.stm|title=Sweden 2-2 England|work=BBC Sport|accessdate = 2007-08-25|date=2006-05-20}}</ref> A scan of the injury on 21 June confirmed that Owen had torn the [[anterior cruciate ligament]] in his knee, and was sent home, no longer able to play in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/england/5100516.stm|title=Owen ruled out for several months|accessdate = 2007-05-04|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2006-06-21}}</ref>

Owen underwent successful reconstruction surgery, carried out by [[Richard Steadman|Dr. Richard Steadman]], on 6 September 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4801049.stm|title=Owen may face season on sidelines|date=2006-08-17|accessdate = 2007-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The injury sidelined him until April 2007, meaning he missed England's first six matches in [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group E|qualifying]] for [[Euro 2008]]. He returned for the England B game against [[Albania national football team|Albania]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6670865.stm|title=England B 3-1 Albania|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2007-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and was named in the full squad for the games against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6694743.stm|title=Beckham recalled to England squad|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2007-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> with Owen stating "I feel sharp and, if given the chance, I feel confident when in front of goal."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6694125.stm|title=Sharp Owen set for England return|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2007-05-26|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He played in both matches and scored against Estonia, breaking [[Gary Lineker|Gary Lineker's]] record for most goals in competitive internationals for England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2007/06/OwenHonour.htm|title=Owen's honour|accessdate = 2007-06-08|date=2007-06-08|author=Chris Hatherall|publisher=The FA.com}}</ref> Owen's latest international efforts include a brace for England in a 3&ndash;0 win over [[Russia national football team|Russia]] on 12 September 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6983518.stm|title=England 3-0 Israel|work=BBC Sport|author=Mandeep Sanghera|accessdatee=2007-09-09|date=2007-09-08}}</ref>.

With his two goals against Russia, he became the first player to score international goals at both the old and new Wembley Stadiums.

As of 26 August 2008, Owen has been capped 89 times for England and scored 40 goals: he is fourth in the list of all-time top scorers for the England team, behind [[Bobby Charlton]] (49 goals), [[Gary Lineker]] (48) and [[Jimmy Greaves]] (44). He has also scored a record 26 goals for England in competitive matches (World Cup and European Championship games and the qualifiers for those tournaments) and has been captain for England in 7 matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2007/09/04/owen-the-key-89520-19730756/|title=Owen the key|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|author=Martin Lipton|accessdate = 2007-09-09|date=2007-09-04}}</ref>

As of December 2007, Owen has never gone more than four international games in a row without scoring a goal. Owen's future as first choice striker for England is uncertain however, due to competition from [[Wayne Rooney]] and fast-developing [[Theo Walcott]] amongst others. Owen's lack of action in Fabio Capello's first two England friendlies and Capello's selection of a single striker 4-5-1 formation also support the view that Owen's international opportunities may in future be limited.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7234033.stm BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Capello offers Owen England hope<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Owen was dropped from the squads for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia in September 2008.

Owen was also controversially excluded from the October 2008 [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifiers against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] & [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] despite being in good goalscoring form and having a good workrate in a currently poor Newcastle side.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/international/article4892590.ece Times Online | Ray Clemence convinced Michael Owen can revive England career | International Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==International Goals==
:''Scores and results list England's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition !! Scored
|-
| 1 || 1998-05-27 || [[Stade Mohamed V]], [[Casablanca]] || {{fb|MAR}} || 1&ndash;0 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 2 || 1998-06-22 || [[Stade de Toulouse]], [[Toulouse]] || {{fb|ROM}} || 1&ndash;2 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] || 1
|-
| 3 || 1998-06-30 || [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard]], [[Saint-Étienne]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 2&ndash;2 <small>(3&ndash;4 on penalties)<small> || [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] || 1
|-
| 4 || 1998-10-14 || [[Stade Josy Barthel]], [[Luxembourg City]] || {{fb|LUX}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 5 || 1999-09-04 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London || {{fb|LUX}} || 6&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2000 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 6 || 2000-09-27 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London || {{fb|BRA}} || 1&ndash;1 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 7 || 2000-06-20 || [[Stade du Pays de Charleroi]], [[Charleroi]] || {{fb|ROM}} || 2&ndash;3 || [[UEFA Euro 2000]] || 1
|-
| 8 || 2000-09-02 || [[Stade de France]], Paris || {{fb|FRA}} || 1&ndash;1 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 9 || 2001-03-24 || [[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]] || {{fb|FIN}} || 2&ndash;1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 10 || 2001-03-28 || [[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa]], [[Tirana]] || {{fb|ALB}} || 3&ndash;1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 11 || 2001-09-01 || [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Munich]] || {{fb|GER}} || [[Germany 1-5 England (2001)|5&ndash;1]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 3
|-
| 12 || 2001-09-01 || [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Munich]] || {{fb|GER}} || [[Germany 1-5 England (2001)|5&ndash;1]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 3
|-
| 13 || 2001-09-01 || [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Munich]] || {{fb|GER}} || [[Germany 1-5 England (2001)|5&ndash;1]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 3
|-
| 14 || 2001-09-05 || [[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] || {{fb|ALB}} || 2&ndash;0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 15 || 2002-04-17 || [[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]] || {{fb|PAR}} || 4&ndash;0 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 16 || 2002-05-21 || [[Jeju World Cup Stadium]], [[Seogwipo]] || {{fb|KOR}} || 1&ndash;1 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 17 || 2002-06-15 || [[Stadium Big Swan]], [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]] || {{fb|DEN}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] || 1
|-
| 18 || 2002-06-21 || [[Shizuoka Stadium]], [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] || {{fb|BRA}} || 1&ndash;2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] || 1
|-
| 19 || 2002-10-12 || [[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]] || {{fb|SVK}} || 2&ndash;1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 20 || 2003-03-29 || [[Rheinpark Stadion]], [[Vaduz]] || {{fb|LIE}} || 2&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 21 || 2003-06-11 || [[Riverside Stadium]], [[Middlesbrough]] || {{fb|SVK}} || 2&ndash;1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]] || 2
|-
| 22 || 2003-06-11 || [[Riverside Stadium]], [[Middlesbrough]] || {{fb|SVK}} || 2&ndash;1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]] || 2
|-
| 23 || 2002-08-20 || [[Portman Road]], [[Ipswich]] || {{fb|CRO}} || 3&ndash;1 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 24 || 2003-09-10 || [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] || {{fb|LIE}} || 2&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 25 || 2004-06-01 || [[City of Manchester Stadium]], [[Manchester]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 1&ndash;1 || [[2004 FA Summer Tournament]] || 1
|-
| 26 || 2004-06-24 || [[Estadio da Luz]], [[Lisbon]] || {{fb|POR}} || 2&ndash;2 <small>(5&ndash;6 on penalties)<small> || [[UEFA Euro 2004]] || 1
|-
| 27 || 2004-08-18 || [[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] || {{fb|UKR}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 28 || 2004-10-13 || [[Tofik Bakhramov Stadium]], [[Baku]] || {{fb|AZE}} || 1&ndash;0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 29 || 2005-03-26 || [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] || {{fb|NIR}} || 4&ndash;0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 30 || 2005-05-31 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] || {{fb|COL}} || 3&ndash;2 || [[Friendly match]] || 3
|-
| 31 || 2005-05-31 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] || {{fb|COL}} || 3&ndash;2 || [[Friendly match]] || 3
|-
| 32 || 2005-05-31 || [[Giants Stadium]], [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] || {{fb|COL}} || 3&ndash;2 || [[Friendly match]] || 3
|-
| 33 || 2005-10-12 || [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] || {{fb|POL}} || 2&ndash;1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || 1
|-
| 34 || 2005-11-12 || [[Stade de Geneve]], [[Geneva]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 3&ndash;2 || [[Friendly match]] || 2
|-
| 35 || 2005-11-12 || [[Stade de Geneve]], [[Geneva]] || {{fb|ARG}} || 3&ndash;2 || [[Friendly match]] || 2
|-
| 36 || 2006-06-03 || [[Old Trafford (football ground)|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] || {{fb|JAM}} || 6&ndash;0 || [[Friendly match]] || 1
|-
| 37 || 2007-06-06 || [[A. Le Coq Arena]], [[Tallinn]] || {{fb|EST}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 38 || 2007-09-08 || [[Wembley Stadium]], London || {{fb|ISR}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] || 1
|-
| 39|| 2007-09-12 || [[Wembley Stadium]], London || {{fb|RUS}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] || 2
|-
| 40|| 2007-09-12 || [[Wembley Stadium]], London || {{fb|RUS}} || 3&ndash;0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] || 2
|}

==Other work==
In 2000, he had a cameo role in a children's drama for [[BBC One]], entitled Hero to Zero, in which he played himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/652273.stm|work=BBC News|accessdate = 2007-12-05|title=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/652273.stm|date=2000-02-22}}</ref> Owen starred in a series of adverts that charted his life, and rise to fame.<ref name=adverts>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3541103.stm|title=Owen stars in his own soap|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2004-03-07|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> In 2001, he was the advertising face of breakfast cereal "[[Nestlé]] Sporties". He also appeared in several adverts for the washing powder [[Persil]], in a contract worth £1,000,000.<ref name=adverts/>
Owen was selected as one of the two cover athletes for [[Pro Evolution Soccer 2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=80143|title=Michael Owen fronts PES 08|eurogamer.net|accessdate = 2007-10-27}}</ref> He has been an ambassador of the Swiss watchmaker [[Tissot]] since 1998 and has a contract with car manufacturer [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelowenpics.com/pictures_183700/183700.html|title=SOCCER Michael Owen|work=michaelowenpics.com|accessdate = 2007-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwn.org.uk/motoring/jaguar/9906/990604-michael-owen.htm|title=Jaguar Signs Agreement With Michael Owen|work=cwn.org.uk|date=1999-05-04|accessdate = 2007-09-01}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Owen met English-born Louise Bonsall at [[primary school]] in 1984.<ref name=plans>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4516841.stm|title=Star Owen switches wedding plans|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2005-05-05|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The couple bought Lower Soughton Manor in [[Flintshire]], [[North Wales]] where Owen keeps his cars and Louise keeps her [[horse]]s. They got engaged on 14 February 2004, and married on 24 June 2005<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4620000/newsid_4621000/4621013.stm CBBC Newsround | Sport | Michael Owen marries girlfriend<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, at the Carden Park Hotel in [[Chester, Cheshire|Chester]], [[Cheshire]]. The couple had initially planned to get married at their home, but changed plans when they were informed that if a licence was granted for a marriage ceremony the venue must be made available for other weddings for three years,<ref name=plans/> so opted to marry in a registry office in informal clothing and have a lavish reception the next day in the grounds of their home.

On 1 May 2003 their daughter, Gemma Rose, was born.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/2993357.stm|title=Baby joy for Owen|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2003-05-01|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> On 6 February 2006, they welcomed a son named James Michael. Their third child, a daughter, Emily May, was
born 29 October 2007.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://groups.msn.com/onemichaelowen/latestnews.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=21604&LastModified=4675646010411997364&all_topics=1|title=Michael A Dad Again|date=2007-10-31|accessdate = 2007-10-31}}</ref>

After Owen returned to the UK to play for Newcastle United, he traveled to a nearby [[BAE]] facility on a daily basis in order to fly, via [[helicopter]], to train with his club. However, there is now a helipad installed within the grounds of the house to accommodate Owen's [[Eurocopter Dauphin]], with which he both travels and is training to become a pilot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/01/01/nowen01.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/01/01/ixnewstop.html|title=One millionaire footballer's new goal: to fly like a Bond villain|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=2006-01-02|accessdate = 2007-07-13}}</ref> Owen was eventually banned from training to be a pilot by Newcastle United, due to excessive insurance premiums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://michael-owen-news.newslib.com/story/1953-3217287|title=Sky-high bills `ground Michael Owen'|date=2006-08-28|accessdate = 2007-07-13}}</ref>

Owen also bought an entire street for his extended family ([[Austen Close, Ewloe]]), which is in an area close to where he used to live.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/3388685.stm|title=Star's old home for sale
|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2004-01-12|publisher=BBC News}}</ref> In 2004, Owen's sister Karen was assaulted by two youths, who attempted to kidnap her. When she revealed that she was pregnant, they fled.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/3492341.stm|title=Kidnap attempt on Owen's sister|accessdate = 2007-05-26|date=2004-02-16|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

Owen owns several cars and a helicopter and enjoys [[horse racing]] and [[gambling]]. Owen is the brother in-law of footballer [[Richie Partridge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20060409/ai_n16184717|title=AT ODDS|work=Sunday Mirror|author=Rupert Hamer|accessdate = 2007-08-15}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1996-97|1996-97]]||rowspan="8"|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]||rowspan="8"|[[Premier League]]||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||1
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1997-98|1997-98]]||36||18||0||0||4||4||4||1||44||23
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1998-99|1998-99]]||30||18||2||2||2||1||6||2||40||23
|-
|[[FA Premier League 1999-00|1999-00]]||27||11||1||0||2||1||0||0||30||12
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2000-01|2000-01]]||28||16||5||3||2||1||11||4||46||24
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2001-02|2001-02]]||29||19||2||2||0||0||12||7||43||28
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2002-03|2002-03]]||35||19||2||0||4||2||13||7||54||28
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2003-04|2003-04]]||29||16||3||1||0||0||6||2||38||19
{{Football player statistics 2|ESP|YY}}
|-
|[[La Liga 2004-05|2004-05]]||[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]||[[La Liga]]||35||13||2||2||colspan="2"|-||5||1||42||16
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2005-06|2005-06]]||rowspan="4"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||rowspan="4"|[[Premier League]]||11||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||7
|-
|[[FA Premier League 2006-07|2006-07]]||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[Premier League 2007-08|2007-08]]||29||11||3||1||1||1||0||0||31||13
|-
|[[Premier League 2008-09|2008-09]]||6||3||||||2||2||||||8||5
{{Football player statistics 3|2|ENG}}265||139||18||9||17||12||52||23||352||183
{{Football player statistics 4|ESP}}35||13||2||2||colspan="2"|-||5||1||42||16
{{Football player statistics 5}}300||152||20||11||17||12||57||24||394||199
|}
(''Correct as of 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)'')

===Career honours===
;Liverpool F.C.
:'''Winner'''
:* 1995&ndash;96 [[FA Youth Cup]]
:* 2000&ndash;01 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
:* 2000&ndash;01 [[FA Cup]]
:* 2000&ndash;01 [[UEFA Cup]]
:* 2001&ndash;02 [[European Super Cup]]
:* 2001&ndash;02 [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]]
:* 2002&ndash;03 [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]

:'''Runners-Up'''
:* 2001&ndash;02 [[FA Premier League]]
:* 2002&ndash;03 [[FA Community Shield|Charity Shield]]

;Real Madrid C.F.
:'''Runners-Up'''
:* 2004&ndash;05 [[La Liga]]

===Individual honours===
* 1998 [[PFA Young Player of the Year]]
* 1998 [[Premier League]] Joint Topscorer, 18 Goals
* 1998 [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]]
* 1998 Carling Premiership Player of the Year
* 1999 [[Premier League]] Joint Topscorer, 18 Goals
* 2001 [[World Soccer Awards#Player of the Year|''World Soccer'' Player of the Year]]: 2001
* 2001 [[Ballon d'Or]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
* ''{{bcdb2|path=cartoons/Other_Studios/N/Nickelodeon/Nicktoons_Productions/Danny_Phantom/index.html|title=''Danny Phantom''}}

==External links==
*{{FIFA player|170722|Michael Owen}}
*{{soccerbase|id=10509|name=Michael Owen}}
*[http://www.michaelowenofficial.com Official website for Michael Owen]
*[http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/Postings/2004/03/Michael+Owen+Liverpool.htm TheFA.com profile]
*[http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10278~5829,00.html Newcastle United profile]
*[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/player/170722_OWEN_Michael.html FIFA World Cup profile]
*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=144&b=true Michael Owen's career timeline, photo gallery and detailed statistics]
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/michael_owen Michael Owen's column in The Times]
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=michael+owen&FootballHeroClubCountry=england&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search Michael Owen England photos & stats at sporting-heroes.net]
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=michael+owen&FootballHeroClubCountry=liverpool&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search Michael Owen Liverpool photos & stats at sporting-heroes.net]
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_eurochamps.asp?HeroID=10685 Michael Owen Real Madrid photo & stats at sporting-heroes.net]
*[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=11466 Michael Owen Newcastle photo & stats at sporting-heroes.net]

{{start box}}
{{s-ach}}
{{succession box|title=[[PFA Young Player of the Year]]|before=[[David Beckham]] |after=[[Nicolas Anelka]]|years=1998}}
{{succession box|title=[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year]]|before=[[Greg Rusedski]] |after=[[Lennox Lewis]]|years=1998}}
{{s-bef|rows=2|before=[[Luis Figo]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[World Soccer Awards#Player of the Year|''World Soccer'' Player of the Year]]|years=2001}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after=[[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]]}}
|-
{{s-ttl|title=[[European Footballer of the Year]]|years=2001}}
|-
{{s-sports}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Geremi Njitap|Geremi]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Newcastle United F.C.]] captain|years=2008&ndash;present}}
{{s-inc}}
{{end box}}

{{Navboxes
|title= Michael Owen navigation boxes and awards
|list1=
{{England Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{England Squad 2000 European Championship}}
{{England Squad 2002 World Cup}}
{{England Squad 2004 European Championship}}
{{England Squad 2006 World Cup}}
{{Ballon d'Or recipients}}
{{Premier League topscorers}}

{{BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners}}
|}}
{{Newcastle United F.C. squad}}


<!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
{{Danny Phantom}}
{{Nicktoons}}


{{Persondata
[[Category:Nicktoons]]
|NAME=Owen, Michael
[[Category:Animated television series]]
|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
[[Category:2004 television series debuts]]
|SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
[[Category:2007 television series endings]]
|DATE OF BIRTH=14 December 1979
[[Category:2000s American television series]]
|PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Chester]], England
[[Category:Danny Phantom|*]]
|DATE OF DEATH=
[[Category:Television spin-offs]]
|PLACE OF DEATH=
[[Category:Fantasy television series]]
}}
[[Category:Superhero television programs]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Michael}}
[[Category:English footballers]]
[[Category:English expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Spain]]
[[Category:England international footballers]]
[[Category:England B international footballers]]
[[Category:England under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:Football (soccer) strikers]]
[[Category:Liverpool F.C. players]]
[[Category:Newcastle United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Real Madrid C.F. players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:FIFA 100]]
[[Category:European Footballers of the Year]]
[[Category:World Soccer Magazine World Player of the Year]]
[[Category:La Liga footballers]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2000 players]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 2004 players]]
[[Category:BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners]]
[[Category:People from Flintshire]]
[[Category:People from Chester]]
[[Category:English people of Welsh descent]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]


[[de:Danny Phantom]]
[[ar:مايكل أوين]]
[[bn:মাইকেল ওয়েন]]
[[es:Danny Phantom]]
[[fr:Danny Fantôme]]
[[bg:Майкъл Оуен]]
[[id:Danny Phantom]]
[[ca:Michael Owen]]
[[it:Danny Phantom]]
[[cs:Michael Owen]]
[[ms:Danny Phantom]]
[[da:Michael Owen]]
[[nl:Danny Phantom]]
[[de:Michael Owen]]
[[pl:Danny Phantom]]
[[et:Michael Owen]]
[[pt:Danny Phantom]]
[[es:Michael Owen]]
[[fr:Michael Owen]]
[[ru:Дэнни-призрак]]
[[simple:Danny Phantom]]
[[ga:Michael Owen]]
[[fi:Danny Phantom]]
[[gl:Michael Owen]]
[[sv:Danne Fantom]]
[[ko:마이클 오언]]
[[tl:Danny Phantom]]
[[id:Michael Owen]]
[[it:Michael James Owen]]
[[he:מייקל אואן]]
[[lt:Michael Owen]]
[[hu:Michael Owen]]
[[mr:मायकेल ओवेन]]
[[ms:Michael Owen]]
[[nl:Michael Owen]]
[[ja:マイケル・オーウェン]]
[[no:Michael Owen]]
[[nn:Michael Owen]]
[[pl:Michael Owen]]
[[pt:Michael Owen]]
[[ru:Оуэн, Майкл]]
[[simple:Michael Owen]]
[[sk:Michael Owen]]
[[fi:Michael Owen]]
[[sv:Michael Owen]]
[[th:ไมเคิล โอเวน]]
[[vi:Michael Owen]]
[[tr:Michael Owen]]
[[uk:Овен Майкл]]
[[zh:迈克尔·欧文]]

Revision as of 12:53, 11 October 2008

For other people named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation).
Michael Owen
Personal information
Full name Michael James Owen
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 10
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:15, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United.

Owen has enjoyed a successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the Ballon d'Or winner in 2001. Owen is currently England's fourth highest scorer of all time, scoring his 39th and 40th goal on his 85th cap, and is England's leading competitive goalscorer with 26 goals. Owen was selected by Pelé as one of the FIFA 125 greatest living players in 2004.

Early life

Owen was bitten by the "football bug" at a very young age. His father, Terry, was a footballer and had previously played for Everton. As far back as Owen could remember he loved kicking a football round with his Dad and two brothers. It was at this time that he began to show a real talent for football and was bought his first pair of football boots when he was seven years old. As his father had played for Everton, it was only natural Owen grew up being an Everton fan.[2] His favourite player was Gary Lineker and he always insisted that he was Gary when he and his dad had a kick about.

When Owen was only seven his father persuaded the manager of Mold Alexandra to let the youngster into his team of 10-year-olds. Owen was younger than most, and very much smaller, but he was soon showing off his "flair" and started in most games becoming known as the club's "secret weapon". He also played for his primary school team in Hawarden, Wales, breaking all local scoring records in his first season. He then attended Hawarden High School, where he played for the school team.

Club career

Liverpool

At age 13, when Owen started attending Hawarden High School, he became available to sign "School Boy" forms with a club. He held talks with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, before he eventually signed for Liverpool, the club that persuaded him to attend the FA's School of Excellence at Lilleshall in Shropshire at age 14. Throughout this time, he studied at Idsall School, Shifnal, Shropshire, and achieved ten GCSEs.

Liverpool signed Owen after he graduated from Lilleshall at 16, and joined the club on the Youth Training Scheme. The star of Liverpool's 1996 FA Youth Cup triumph, scoring a hat-trick in the final against Manchester United, Owen scored prolifically as he rose rapidly through the Anfield ranks.[3] After four months, he signed professional forms for the senior team just after his seventeenth birthday in December 18 1996.

He made his debut for Liverpool against Wimbledon in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal.[3] With an injury to Robbie Fowler, he was thrust immediately into action as a first team regular alongside the likes of newcomer Paul Ince and playmaker Steve McManaman in the following 1997–98 season. He scored his first European goal for the club against Celtic in the UEFA Cup and recorded his first professional hat-trick against Grimsby Town in the League Cup. Owen ended that season as a joint top scorer in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers' Chris Sutton and Coventry City's Dion Dublin, scoring eighteen goals, and was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year by fellow professionals.

The 1998–99 season proved to be another good season for Owen as he scored 23 Goals in 40 games for Liverpool. Despite his brilliant form, Liverpool were unable to mount anything like a title challenge and their seventh place finish was not enough to attain even a UEFA Cup place. Owen injured his hamstring in a league game against Leeds United on the 12th of April, which proved to be a recurring injury and prematurely bought his season to an end.

The next season was a frustrating one for Owen as he was out injured for lengthy periods, effects of the injury suffered the previous season but nevertheless managed to score 12 goals and helped Liverpool to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

In the run-up to Euro 2000, Owen was still suffering hamstring problems and received treatment from the Bayern Munich doctor, Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfarth.[4]

In the 2000–2001 season, he helped the club to their most successful season in several years. The team won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup, with Owen scoring two goals in the last few minutes against Arsenal in the FA Cup final to turn what had appeared to be a 1–0 defeat into a 2–1 victory, the game has since been christened "The Michael Owen Cup Final".[3]

Winning the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup allowed Liverpool to play in the Charity Shield and the European Super Cup at the beginning of the 2001–2002 season. Liverpool won both matches with Owen scoring the second goal of the 2–1 win over Manchester United in the Charity Shield and the third goal in the 3–2 win over European champions Bayern Munich. Liverpool thus became the first English team to win five trophies in one calendar year. Just a week later, Owen would again beat Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, as the English international hit a hat-trick in England's 5–1 win over Germany in Munich.[5] At the end of the year, Owen became the first English player in twenty years and the only Liverpool player ever to win the European Footballer of the Year award. He was also voted World Soccer player of the year in 2001, the only English player to win it & till date the only winner based in England. [6] He scored his 100th goal for Liverpool on 21 December 2001 against West Ham United. Liverpool finished second in the league in the 2001–2002 season and Owen played a key part in the success, scoring 28 goals.

The 2002–2003 season saw Owen on top form again as he hit 28 goals. Liverpool were on top of the table and looked like genuine title contenders for the first time in several years but a run of bad results saw them eventually finishing 5th in the table. Owen also scored at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff when Liverpool beat Manchester United 2-0 to win the League Cup and scored his 100th Premiership goal against West Bromwich Albion.[3]

In an injury hit 2003/04 campaign he still managed to net 19 goals but otherwise it was a bleak season for both him and Liverpool. Following Gérard Houllier's sacking as Liverpool manager, speculation about Owen's departure from the club began. During the first few Champions League games at the start of the 2004–05 season, Owen sat on the bench to avoid being cup-tied for the Champions League, a factor that would mean that none of the top clubs in Europe would want to sign him. Since 1998 Owen was Liverpool's top scorer every season until he left the club.[7] Real Madrid signed him for a fee of £8 million on 13 August 2004, with midfielder Antonio Núñez moving in the other direction as a make-weight.[8]

Real Madrid

Owen at a training camp with Real Madrid.

Following their successful bid, Owen was presented with the number 11 shirt by Real Madrid. Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career. He was often confined to the bench and drew criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form. A successful return to action with the England squad in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, however, and in the first following match, he scored his first goal for the club, the winner in a 1–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev.[9] A few days later, he scored with the first Spanish league goal in a 1–0 victory over Valencia.[10] The scoring spree continued, as he found the back of the net in three of the next four matches to make it five goals in seven successive matches. He ended the season with highly respectable thirteen goals in La Liga, with the season's highest ratio of goals scored to number of minutes played. Following Real's signing of two high-profile Brazilian forwards, Robinho and Júlio Baptista in the summer of 2005, the speculation arose that Owen would return to the Premier League. During his time at Real Madrid, Michael Owen scored 18 goals from 41 games, 15 of which were starts.[11]

Newcastle United

On 24 August 2005, Newcastle United announced that they had agreed a club record fee of £16 million to obtain Owen, although they still had to negotiate with the player's advisers. Liverpool and local rivals Everton entered the fray, but were unwilling to match Madrid's asking price. As the 2006 World Cup loomed in a year, Owen wanted to get more playing time to secure his position as the first choice striker in the English squad and joined Newcastle amidst rumours that he had inserted an escape clause valued at £12 million.[12] On 31 August 2005 Owen finally signed a four-year contract to play for Newcastle United, despite initial press speculation that he would rather have returned to Liverpool.[13]. With the metro system being packed to the rafters with black and white shirts making their way to Central, Monument and Haymarket stations[14], roughly 20,000 fans were present at Newcastle's home ground of St James' Park for Owen's official unveiling as a Newcastle player.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on his second appearance, the second goal in a 3–0 away win at Blackburn Rovers on 18 September – Newcastle's first win of the season. Owen scored his first hat-trick for Newcastle in the 4–2 away win over West Ham on 17 December.[16] It was also a "perfect hat trick", with one goal scored with each of his left foot, right foot, and head.

Owen has been very injury prone in sustaining serious injuries since joining Newcastle. On 31 December 2005, Owen broke a metatarsal bone in his foot in a match against Tottenham Hotspur. He underwent surgery to place a pin in the bone, to help speed the healing process. He was expected to be out of action until late March,[17] but the healing process did not go as hoped and on 24 March he underwent a second, minor, operation. Owen then stated that he should be fit for the final few weeks of the season with Newcastle.[18] His return to action finally came against Birmingham City on 29 April when he came off the substitutes' bench in the 62nd minute. After the match Owen stated that he was "not 100% happy" with his foot.[19] He underwent a further x-ray and made himself unavailable for Newcastle's final game of the season.

A damaged anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, sustained in the first minute of the group match against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup, kept Owen out of regular football for nearly a year, until April 2007. Owen's injury fanned the "club or country" dispute between clubs and the international authorities, as The Football Association's insurance policy would not fully reimburse Newcastle United for Owen's salary of over £120,000 a week, or the costs of employing another player to cover for him; Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd threatened to sue the FA for compensation.

Owen training with Newcastle in 2007.

Owen began light training on 12 February 2007, when pictures on the club's official website highlighted Owen running and carrying out minor exercises.[20] He made his comeback from injury on 10 April 2007 in a 4–1 behind-closed-doors friendly against Gretna, scoring after 10 minutes and then setting up fellow striker Shola Ameobi before coming off an hour later.[21] Owen then started his first game for Newcastle United in over a year, against Reading on the 30 April 2007 in a game that Newcastle United lost 1–0. He played the full 90 minutes, having a goal disallowed for offside.[22]

Owen was stretchered off an hour into Newcastle's game with Watford on 13 May 2007, suffering concussion after colliding with team-mate Matty Pattison.[23]

On 9 May 2007, Newcastle's chairman Freddy Shepherd reacted angrily to reports that Owen could move on to another club at the end of the 2006–07 season, due to a release clause in his contract. A report in The Times newspaper suggested Owen could be available for less than £10m and could be a target for the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Despite these reports, Shepherd warned Owen "to show some loyalty" and warned him that "none of the big four clubs want him."[24] However, in a video posted on YouTube, a group of Liverpool fans asked Shepherd if they could re-sign Owen, he responded by saying that he would "carry Owen back to Liverpool" himself.[25] Shepherd also stated his dislike of Owen's agent but praised Owen as a "good lad".[26] This led many to believe that Owen would exercise his right to leave if the £9m valuation was matched.[25] On 10 June 2007, Owen's new manager at Newcastle, Sam Allardyce, confirmed the existence of the release clause in Owen's contract and admitted he feared that the club would be powerless to prevent Owen from leaving.[27] However on 12 July 2007 Owen committed his immediate future to Newcastle United, stating: "I believe that these can be good times to be at Newcastle, which is why I am more than happy to be here."[28]

On 17 July 2007, he scored for Newcastle in a pre-season friendly against Hartlepool.[29] Several days later, Owen picked up a thigh injury in training.[30] Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce admitted that Owen was likely to miss the start of the forthcoming Premier League season due to the injury which "Doesn't look as encouraging as we first thought."[31] Owen made his comeback from injury in a club friendly on 13 August 2007 and declared himself available for Newcastle's next match, against Aston Villa, as well as England's forthcoming international matches.[32] On 29 August 2007, Owen scored his first competitive goal for Newcastle since December 2005 when he scored in the Carling Cup against Barnsley.[33] Three days later he scored in the league, with a late winner against Wigan Athletic.[34]

In late September 2007, after an encouraging start to the season playing for both Newcastle United and for England, it was reported that he would urgently require an operation for a double hernia and would likely be out of action for at least a month.[35] In his first match back from the hernia operation, he scored a late goal coming off the substitutes bench to clinch victory for Newcastle over Everton[36]

After over 3 months without a goal, Owen scored the first goal of the second Kevin Keegan era in a 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay win over Stoke City on 16 January 2008, although Keegan was only a spectator in the stands for this game. Owen was awarded the captaincy by Keegan on 19 January 2008. He scored his first league goal of 2008 on 3 February. Owen's goal in the 2-0 defeat of Fulham on 22 March 2008, which marked Newcastle's first win under Kevin Keegan's second stewardship, also marked the first time in his Newcastle career that Owen had scored more goals for Newcastle than against them[37]. By 5 April 2008, after his and the teams early season poor form, Owen had scored 6 goals in the last 6 matches, with Newcastle registering 4 wins and 2 draws, lifting Newcastle into mid-table after earlier relegation fears. In the final game of the season, Owen scored in a 3-1 loss at Everton, finishing with 11 goals in total, putting him in equal 13th position for Premier League goals for the 2007-8 season.

Owen missed all of the pre season matches and training of the 2008-9 season due to a bout of Mumps, which also kept him out of the international friendlies with the USA and Trinidad & Tobago in May 2008. He also suffered a calf strain during the summer months which kept him out of the opening game of the season against Manchester United at Old Trafford, a game which Newcastle drew 1-1.

He made his return in the second game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 23 August 2008, coming on in the 53rd minute for the injured Obafemi Martins. He scored the winning header in the 71st minute with the game finishing 1-0. Three days later he was named on the bench in a Carling Cup match away to Coventry City, he came on as a substitute and scored the winner in extra time in a 2-3 victory. After a pass from José Enrique, he sprinted clear of the Coventry defence and lifted the ball over the keeper. Owen scored in Newcastle's third round game against Tottenham Hotspur in the 90th minute, his 11th goal in 15 games. However it was not enough to save the game as Newcastle lost 1-2. A few days later on September 27th 2008 in a Premier League game at home to Blackburn Rovers, he earned and scored a penalty in the second half to bring the scoreline to 1-2.

International career

Owen had a highly successful record at Youth level, beating the goal scoring records of Kevin Gallen, and Nick Barmby in the Under-21 international level, although he was only briefly a member of the England Under-21 team (netting on his only appearance in a win over Greece Under-21 at Carrow Road) before he made his début for the senior team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Chile on 11 February 1998. Playing in this game made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the whole of the 20th century at 18 years and 59 days of age.[38]

Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the country,[39] and many fans were keen for him to be made a regular player for the team ahead of that year's World Cup. His first goal for England, against Morocco in another friendly game prior to the tournament further enhanced his reputation.[40] The goal also made him the youngest ever player to have scored for England,[41] until his record was surpassed by Wayne Rooney in 2003.

Although he was selected for the World Cup squad by manager Glenn Hoddle, he was left on the bench as a substitute in the first two games. However, his substitute appearance in the second game, a 2–1 defeat to Romania, saw him score a goal and hit the post with another shot, almost salvaging a point from the game.[42] After that, Hoddle played him from the start, and in England's second round match against Argentina he scored a sensational individual goal, voted by many as the goal of the tournament and bringing him to the attention of the world football scene.[43]

England drew that match and went out of the tournament on penalties, but Owen had sealed his place as an England choice and his popularity in the country had increased greatly. At the end of the year, he won a public vote to be elected winner of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year title, the award's youngest-ever recipient.[44]

He has since played for England in Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, scoring goals in all three tournaments. This makes him the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England.[45] He also became one of only a handful of England players to appear in three World Cup tournaments when he played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although he did not score and was injured in the final group game.

In April 2002, he was named as England's captain for a friendly match against Paraguay in place of the injured regular captain David Beckham. Owen was the youngest England skipper since Bobby Moore in 1963,[46] and since then has regularly captained England during any absence of the regular captain.

Owen made his debut for the England national B-team in a friendly against Belarus on 25 May 2006, as part of his return to match fitness ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He captained England B in this game, playing for 61 minutes before being substituted.[47]

Owen started England's first two games of the 2006 World Cup, against Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, but did not manage to score. After playing only 51 seconds of his third appearance of the tournament, and 80th cap, in the 2006 World Cup against Sweden, Owen badly twisted his left knee and was forced to leave the match on a stretcher.[48] A scan of the injury on 21 June confirmed that Owen had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, and was sent home, no longer able to play in the tournament.[49]

Owen underwent successful reconstruction surgery, carried out by Dr. Richard Steadman, on 6 September 2006.[50] The injury sidelined him until April 2007, meaning he missed England's first six matches in qualifying for Euro 2008. He returned for the England B game against Albania,[51] and was named in the full squad for the games against Brazil and Estonia,[52] with Owen stating "I feel sharp and, if given the chance, I feel confident when in front of goal."[53] He played in both matches and scored against Estonia, breaking Gary Lineker's record for most goals in competitive internationals for England.[54] Owen's latest international efforts include a brace for England in a 3–0 win over Russia on 12 September 2007.[55].

With his two goals against Russia, he became the first player to score international goals at both the old and new Wembley Stadiums.

As of 26 August 2008, Owen has been capped 89 times for England and scored 40 goals: he is fourth in the list of all-time top scorers for the England team, behind Bobby Charlton (49 goals), Gary Lineker (48) and Jimmy Greaves (44). He has also scored a record 26 goals for England in competitive matches (World Cup and European Championship games and the qualifiers for those tournaments) and has been captain for England in 7 matches.[56]

As of December 2007, Owen has never gone more than four international games in a row without scoring a goal. Owen's future as first choice striker for England is uncertain however, due to competition from Wayne Rooney and fast-developing Theo Walcott amongst others. Owen's lack of action in Fabio Capello's first two England friendlies and Capello's selection of a single striker 4-5-1 formation also support the view that Owen's international opportunities may in future be limited.[57]. Owen was dropped from the squads for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia in September 2008.

Owen was also controversially excluded from the October 2008 World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan & Belarus despite being in good goalscoring form and having a good workrate in a currently poor Newcastle side.[58]

International Goals

Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored
1 1998-05-27 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca  Morocco 1–0 Friendly match 1
2 1998-06-22 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse  Romania 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup 1
3 1998-06-30 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne  Argentina 2–2 (3–4 on penalties) 1998 FIFA World Cup 1
4 1998-10-14 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City  Luxembourg 3–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification 1
5 1999-09-04 Wembley Stadium, London  Luxembourg 6–0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualification 1
6 2000-09-27 Wembley Stadium, London  Brazil 1–1 Friendly match 1
7 2000-06-20 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi  Romania 2–3 UEFA Euro 2000 1
8 2000-09-02 Stade de France, Paris  France 1–1 Friendly match 1
9 2001-03-24 Anfield, Liverpool  Finland 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
10 2001-03-28 Qemal Stafa, Tirana  Albania 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
11 2001-09-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich  Germany 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 3
12 2001-09-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich  Germany 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 3
13 2001-09-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich  Germany 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 3
14 2001-09-05 St James' Park, Newcastle  Albania 2–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
15 2002-04-17 Anfield, Liverpool  Paraguay 4–0 Friendly match 1
16 2002-05-21 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo  South Korea 1–1 Friendly match 1
17 2002-06-15 Stadium Big Swan, Niigata  Denmark 3–0 2002 FIFA World Cup 1
18 2002-06-21 Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka  Brazil 1–2 2002 FIFA World Cup 1
19 2002-10-12 Tehelné pole, Bratislava  Slovakia 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 1
20 2003-03-29 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz  Liechtenstein 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 1
21 2003-06-11 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough  Slovakia 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 2
22 2003-06-11 Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough  Slovakia 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 2
23 2002-08-20 Portman Road, Ipswich  Croatia 3–1 Friendly match 1
24 2003-09-10 Old Trafford, Manchester  Liechtenstein 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualification 1
25 2004-06-01 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester  Japan 1–1 2004 FA Summer Tournament 1
26 2004-06-24 Estadio da Luz, Lisbon  Portugal 2–2 (5–6 on penalties) UEFA Euro 2004 1
27 2004-08-18 St James' Park, Newcastle  Ukraine 3–0 Friendly match 1
28 2004-10-13 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku  Azerbaijan 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
29 2005-03-26 Old Trafford, Manchester  Northern Ireland 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
30 2005-05-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford  Colombia 3–2 Friendly match 3
31 2005-05-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford  Colombia 3–2 Friendly match 3
32 2005-05-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford  Colombia 3–2 Friendly match 3
33 2005-10-12 Old Trafford, Manchester  Poland 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 1
34 2005-11-12 Stade de Geneve, Geneva  Argentina 3–2 Friendly match 2
35 2005-11-12 Stade de Geneve, Geneva  Argentina 3–2 Friendly match 2
36 2006-06-03 Old Trafford, Manchester  Jamaica 6–0 Friendly match 1
37 2007-06-06 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn  Estonia 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification 1
38 2007-09-08 Wembley Stadium, London  Israel 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification 1
39 2007-09-12 Wembley Stadium, London  Russia 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification 2
40 2007-09-12 Wembley Stadium, London  Russia 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification 2

Other work

In 2000, he had a cameo role in a children's drama for BBC One, entitled Hero to Zero, in which he played himself.[59] Owen starred in a series of adverts that charted his life, and rise to fame.[60] In 2001, he was the advertising face of breakfast cereal "Nestlé Sporties". He also appeared in several adverts for the washing powder Persil, in a contract worth £1,000,000.[60] Owen was selected as one of the two cover athletes for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.[61] He has been an ambassador of the Swiss watchmaker Tissot since 1998 and has a contract with car manufacturer Jaguar.[62][63]

Personal life

Owen met English-born Louise Bonsall at primary school in 1984.[64] The couple bought Lower Soughton Manor in Flintshire, North Wales where Owen keeps his cars and Louise keeps her horses. They got engaged on 14 February 2004, and married on 24 June 2005[65], at the Carden Park Hotel in Chester, Cheshire. The couple had initially planned to get married at their home, but changed plans when they were informed that if a licence was granted for a marriage ceremony the venue must be made available for other weddings for three years,[64] so opted to marry in a registry office in informal clothing and have a lavish reception the next day in the grounds of their home.

On 1 May 2003 their daughter, Gemma Rose, was born.[66] On 6 February 2006, they welcomed a son named James Michael. Their third child, a daughter, Emily May, was born 29 October 2007.[67]

After Owen returned to the UK to play for Newcastle United, he traveled to a nearby BAE facility on a daily basis in order to fly, via helicopter, to train with his club. However, there is now a helipad installed within the grounds of the house to accommodate Owen's Eurocopter Dauphin, with which he both travels and is training to become a pilot.[68] Owen was eventually banned from training to be a pilot by Newcastle United, due to excessive insurance premiums.[69]

Owen also bought an entire street for his extended family (Austen Close, Ewloe), which is in an area close to where he used to live.[70] In 2004, Owen's sister Karen was assaulted by two youths, who attempted to kidnap her. When she revealed that she was pregnant, they fled.[71]

Owen owns several cars and a helicopter and enjoys horse racing and gambling. Owen is the brother in-law of footballer Richie Partridge.[72]

Career statistics

Template:Football player statistics 1 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- |1996-97||rowspan="8"|Liverpool||rowspan="8"|Premier League||2||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||1 |- |1997-98||36||18||0||0||4||4||4||1||44||23 |- |1998-99||30||18||2||2||2||1||6||2||40||23 |- |1999-00||27||11||1||0||2||1||0||0||30||12 |- |2000-01||28||16||5||3||2||1||11||4||46||24 |- |2001-02||29||19||2||2||0||0||12||7||43||28 |- |2002-03||35||19||2||0||4||2||13||7||54||28 |- |2003-04||29||16||3||1||0||0||6||2||38||19 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- |2004-05||Real Madrid||La Liga||35||13||2||2||colspan="2"|-||5||1||42||16 Template:Football player statistics 2 |- |2005-06||rowspan="4"|Newcastle United||rowspan="4"|Premier League||11||7||0||0||0||0||0||0||11||7 |- |2006-07||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||3||0 |- |2007-08||29||11||3||1||1||1||0||0||31||13 |- |2008-09||6||3||||||2||2||||||8||5 Template:Football player statistics 3265||139||18||9||17||12||52||23||352||183 Template:Football player statistics 435||13||2||2||colspan="2"|-||5||1||42||16 Template:Football player statistics 5300||152||20||11||17||12||57||24||394||199 |} (Correct as of 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC))

Career honours

Liverpool F.C.
Winner
Runners-Up
Real Madrid C.F.
Runners-Up

Individual honours

References

  1. ^ "Michael Owen". Newcastle United.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  2. ^ Michael Owen Online - The official Michael Owen Fans site
  3. ^ a b c d "MICHAEL OWEN". Liverpool FC.tv. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  4. ^ "Owen shrugs off fitness fears". BBC Sport. 2000-05-24. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  5. ^ "Awesome England thrash Germany". BBC Sport. 2001-09-01. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  6. ^ "Owen's crowning glory". BBC Sport. 2001-12-17. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
  7. ^ "Owen move speculation increases". 2004-08-11. Retrieved 2007-05-27. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |publiser= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Owen unveiled by Real". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  9. ^ "Soccer: A first for Owen as Real beats back Dynamo Kiev". iht.com. 2004-10-20. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  10. ^ James Wright (2004-11-18). "The perfect gentleman". thefa.com. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  11. ^ "MICHAEL OWEN AND REAL MADRID". michaelowen.com.ar. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  12. ^ "http://www.nufc.com/html/owen-signs.html". nufc.com. Retrieved 2007-08-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Text "2005-08-31" ignored (help)
  13. ^ "Newcastle prepare to unveil Owen". BBC Sport. 2005-08-31. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  14. ^ Whitten, Nick (2005-09-1), "'He's the man'", South Shields Gazette, The Metro from South Shields to Newcastle was packed to the rafters, and it seemed every second person was wearing a Newcastle shirt with Owen's name on the back. {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  15. ^ "Owen completes move to Newcastle". 2005-08-31. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  16. ^ "West Ham 2-4 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  17. ^ "Owen denies problem at Newcastle". BBC Sport. 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  18. ^ "Owen: I'll be 100% fit for World Cup". The Guardian. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  19. ^ Simon Austin (2006-04-04). "Grip confident about Owen fitness". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  20. ^ Craig Hope. "Michael Owen Up And Running". Newcastle United.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  21. ^ "Owen scores on return from injury". BBC Sport. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
  22. ^ Ian Hughes (2007-04-30). "Reading 1-0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
  23. ^ Dan Warren (2007-05-13). "Watford 1-1 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
  24. ^ "Shepherd tells Owen to stay loyal". BBC Sport. 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
  25. ^ a b Chris Charles (2007-05-11). "Review of the week". BBC 606. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  26. ^ Daniel Thomson (2007-05-12). "Shepherd's Owen joke makes him a star". The Journal. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  27. ^ "Allardyce reveals Owen exit fears". BBC Sport. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
  28. ^ "Owen rejects Newcastle exit talk". BBC Sport. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  29. ^ "Owen scores in Allardyce opener". BBC Sport. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  30. ^ "Owen picks up minor thigh injury". BBC Sport. 2007-07-20. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
  31. ^ "Owen on sidelines for big kick-off". Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  32. ^ "Owen gives England fitness boost". BBC Sport. 2007-08-14. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  33. ^ "Newcastle 2-0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  34. ^ "Newcastle 1-0 Wigan". BBC Sport. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  35. ^ "England woe as Owen faces month out". The Guardian. 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  36. ^ "Newcastle 3-2 Everton". BBC Sport. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  37. ^ BBC Television, Match of the Day, 22 March 2008
  38. ^ "Michael James Owen - Biography". footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  39. ^ "Michael Owen". Newcastle United. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  40. ^ "Michael Owen's Life". biogs.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  41. ^ "Morocco 0-1 England". Englandfc.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25. {{cite web}}: Text "date1998-05-27" ignored (help)
  42. ^ Jerry Langdon (1998-06-22). "World Cup: Romania shocks England; Colombia down Tunisia". soccertimes.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  43. ^ "Michael Owen". jockbio.com. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  44. ^ "Sports Personality of the Year - previous winners". BBC. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  45. ^ "England's World Cup Final Tournament Player Record Performances". englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2007-11-08. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 37 (help)
  46. ^ "Owen named England captain". BBC Sport. 2002-04-16. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  47. ^ "England B 1-2 Belarus". BBC Sport. 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  48. ^ "Sweden 2-2 England". BBC Sport. 2006-05-20. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
  49. ^ "Owen ruled out for several months". BBC Sport. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  50. ^ "Owen may face season on sidelines". BBC Sport. 2006-08-17. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  51. ^ "England B 3-1 Albania". BBC Sport. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  52. ^ "Beckham recalled to England squad". BBC Sport. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  53. ^ "Sharp Owen set for England return". BBC Sport. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  54. ^ Chris Hatherall (2007-06-08). "Owen's honour". The FA.com. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  55. ^ Mandeep Sanghera (2007-09-08). "England 3-0 Israel". BBC Sport. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessdatee= ignored (help)
  56. ^ Martin Lipton (2007-09-04). "Owen the key". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  57. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Internationals | Capello offers Owen England hope
  58. ^ Times Online | Ray Clemence convinced Michael Owen can revive England career | International Football
  59. ^ "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/652273.stm". BBC News. 2000-02-22. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  60. ^ a b "Owen stars in his own soap". BBC News. 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  61. ^ "Michael Owen fronts PES 08". Retrieved 2007-10-27. {{cite web}}: Text "eurogamer.net" ignored (help)
  62. ^ "SOCCER Michael Owen". michaelowenpics.com. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
  63. ^ "Jaguar Signs Agreement With Michael Owen". cwn.org.uk. 1999-05-04. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  64. ^ a b "Star Owen switches wedding plans". BBC News. 2005-05-05. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  65. ^ CBBC Newsround | Sport | Michael Owen marries girlfriend
  66. ^ "Baby joy for Owen". BBC News. 2003-05-01. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  67. ^ "Michael A Dad Again". 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  68. ^ "One millionaire footballer's new goal: to fly like a Bond villain". The Telegraph. 2006-01-02. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  69. ^ "Sky-high bills `ground Michael Owen'". 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  70. ^ "Star's old home for sale". BBC News. 2004-01-12. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  71. ^ "Kidnap attempt on Owen's sister". BBC News. 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  72. ^ Rupert Hamer. "AT ODDS". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 2007-08-15.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by PFA Young Player of the Year
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World Soccer Player of the Year
2001 		Succeeded by
European Footballer of the Year
2001
Sporting positions
Preceded by Newcastle United F.C. captain
2008–present 		Incumbent


Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danny_Phantom&oldid=244561173"