Owen winning battle to be fit to face Wales
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Michael Owen is on track to be fit for England's World Cup qualifier against Wales, England team officials said.
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London, England (Sports Network) - Michael Owen&#39;s hamstring injury is not believed serious enough to keep him out for Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales.
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A weaker character than Michael Owen would have been destroyed by his injury nightmare, but the England striker is reaping the rewards after refusing to give in.
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Peter Crouch insists England can cope without Michael Owen after the striker was ruled out of his country&#39;s crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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Wales coach Mark Hughes believes winger Ryan Giggs will win his personal battle against Manchester United team mate Gary Neville in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against England.
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Wales hope to get their Pool B campaign back on track on Thursday when they face Japan.
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Michael Owen looks set to win his World Cup fitness fight after coming through an extensive workout in training today without aggravating his back problem.
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MANCHESTER, England : 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, 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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England striker Michael Owen didn&#39;t have a nickname in Spain until Sunday, but he may have now, with sports daily Marca dubbing him &#39;killer&#39; after he got the only goal of Real Madrid&#39;s 1-0 win over Valencia.
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Michael Owen has made a winning start to his Real Madrid debut, playing a key role in their 1-0 win over Mallorca. Owen failed to make Real&#39;s starting 11 as coach Jose Antonio Camacho opted to deploy strikers Raul and Ronaldo.
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Michael Owen is facing a fight to hang on to his England place substituted during Real Madrid&#39;s 1-0 La Liga defeat against Deportivo La Coruna.
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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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MANCHESTER: Michael Owen insists he has been unaffected by the fierce criticism that has dogged his short career at Real Madrid and is desperate to use England&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales to restore his flagging reputation.
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Michael Owen is still hoping to be fit for England&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales this weekend despite missing the squad&#39;s first training session in Manchester today.
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Wales head into their Six Nations match against Scotland desperate to prove last weekend's tournament-opening win against England wasn't the latest in a long line of false dawns.
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Michael Owen declared himself fit on Thursday, leaving England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a selection headache. Spanish coach Luis Aragones created a problem on his own.