England facing striker crisis as Owen set for op
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England coach Steve McClaren was Tuesday facing up to the likelihood that he will have to do without Michael Owen for next month&#39;s crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Estonia and Russia.
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Michael Owen&#039;s World Cup could be over after the striker was stretchered off after just one minute of the 2-2 draw against Sweden.
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Despite denying any problems in the past, England striker Michael Owen has finally admitted he may have to begin worrying if his first team exile at Real Madrid continues.
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England striker Michael Owen took part in a full training session on Thursday, but keeper David James missed out as they prepared to face Wales.
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Michael Owen hasn&#39;t scored yet for Real Madrid, but he&#39;s sure he can still contribute for England. Owen, who picked up a lower back injury in Real Madrid&#39;s 1-0 weekend loss to Deportivo
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Michael Owen is expected to be fit for Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier game against Wales. Owen, who has been suffering from a hamstring injury, managed to train successfully on Wednesday.
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Tottenham forward Jermaine Defoe, called up for the England squad to face Ukraine in Wednesday's friendly, is relishing the chance to form a deadly strike partnership with Michael Owen.
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Michael Owen has shrugged off back and hamstring injuries and hopes to start in England&#39;s World Cup qualifying game against Wales at Old Trafford on Saturday.
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&quot;Football is a funny game. There are injuries, suspensions and so on and you&#39;ve just got to take your chance when you get it,&quot; was Michael Owen&#39;s response last week when asked how he felt
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LONDON - Even before Michael Owen suffered a leg muscle injury that could jeopardise his England starting spot on Saturday, the seeds of doubt had already been sown.
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Michael Owen is named in the England B starting line-up to face Albania at Turf Moor.
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Michael Owen trained for a second full day with his England teammates, handing England soccer coach Sven- Goran Eriksson a selection dilemma before tomorrow&#39;s World Cup qualifying match against Wales.
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England striker Michael Owen, who is nursing a back injury, should complete a full training session on Thursday before the World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday.
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Midfielder Owen Hargreaves is in a race against time to be fit enough to be selected for England matches against Brazil and then Estonia.
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Sport: Former captain likely to remain stuck on 99 caps while new manager keeps faith with out-of-form Owen
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Michael Owen is confident of recovering from a back injury in time to line up for England against Wales in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.
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England striker Michael Owen was injured two minutes into the World Cup match against Sweden on Tuesday and taken off on a stretcher.