Micheal Owen Vs Portugal

[aswinking10]

back when owen was said to be england's savoir and the man that will lead them to glory with the golden generation

[dinorodrigues89]

big big big goal... suck it ricardo

[1m4g1n4bl3]

but how won was us portugal suck it noob

[Dakkirby]

Javier Hernandez is the exact match of Owen, a poacher who can score. If Hernandez has half the abilty that Owen has at his prime he will be a quality player.

[mckenzieleon]

@Dakkirby IF???? Hernandez is already a quality player.. 20 odd goals in his 1st season in England.. says it all :D glad hes a man utd player... FUCK YOU MESSI AND RONALDO

[footydan2k10]

Great goal shame we were robbed of the victory by a biased ref and a cheating Portugal!!

[ELninoKAMAEL]

nice goal but ENGLAND los this game :(

[bosto23]

@ELninoKAMAEL yeah :P on penalties

[creasicle]

People give Michael Owen a lot of stick but that's the mark of a quality striker. Most strikers would be walking back to the halfway line assuming the defender would deal with the ball but Owen gambles on him making a mistake.

[bravobravo74]

One of my favourite England goals from the last twenty years. How he managed to score considering his body position I'll never know. Pure striker's instinct.

[softaguila]

one touch

[cencinosoagumon]

sure fabio, let him without world cup, england is plenty of talent and goalscoring touch in the forward... except that is not truth. There's no another michael owen, like there is no another ronaldo or ruud van nistelrooy, the era of that great strikers is over, but he still had one, just decided not to use it. Hope one day england recognize what this amazing player did and still can do for this country, undoubtly the best striker in england's history

[garyb123fob]

@cencinosoagumon are you serious, Johnny Haynes???, Goeff Hurst??? Gary Liniker??? yeah Mike Owen was quality but best english forward ever, no

[cencinosoagumon]

@garyb123fob well Hurst gave england a world cup, but he wasn't that great as a forward, and Lineker or Haynes were awesome players, michael owen was better nevertheless. As a forward I mean, england have never had such a talented goalscorer as the wonder boy, the injuries cut his career, but in terms of quality, he was the best english forward, ever.

[garyb123fob]

@cencinosoagumon i have to disagree, alan sheerer was better, hurst was quality, i would say wayne rooney is better, i think it is stupid to say he is the best striker we have ever had, because the truth is, he isnt.

[brieflycake]

This should be the england strike force: Owen and carroll, with rooney as centre forward just behind them...

[TheVerve480]

Rooney and Owen. Yeahh.

[ampur2]

superb one touch!!!

[Strictwest]

REAL HOT SALAMANDER

[Volentrix]

lovely goal, shame he doesn't get the same amonut of attention as he once did ;[

[joaom224]

well it didnt go very far with that goal... Portugal won that game anyway!!

PORTUGAL!PORTUGAL!!

[casualastheycome]

@joaom224 i think we're over it, it was six years ago

[Lesartiste]

@joaom224

Only to lose, at home, to Greece. Nice one guys.

[streetstylemagic]

@TheStandofTheLastGuy impossible. robots are incapable of cheating. unless they're programmed to...? dun dun duuuun

[blindblueswalker]

Now thats what i call a kung-fu kick

[Jezzabri]

How has my comment got 10 votes? O_o lol

[kooora18]

That was a sick finish.

[PrettyPiZZAface]

@TheStandofTheLastGuy i am argentina fan. now you say argentina are the biggest cheats.

[PrettyPiZZAface]

@TheStandofTheLastGuy and what about englands cheated undeserved win over cameroon?

but now i don't care about football. europe must stand united and fight ISLAM!

[kooora18]

@PrettyPiZZAface u do that and victory will be impossible. I'm telling you this, you racist cunt.

[theretrogamerno1]

i remeber in 99 the manger of argentina said WE NEED HIM fucking RIGHT

[gerrardtkd]

@TheStandofTheLastGuy Piss off and don't talk shite ya clown!

[Jezzabri]

What tournament was this? I really don't remember...

[DKBoy12]

@Jezzabri Euro 2004

[utterutternutter]

@Jezzabri Euro 2004

[ManUtd4life096]

@Jezzabri We all try not to remember...

[Jake1985Nazar]

@Jezzabri Euro 2004. You probably dont becuase Greece won it.

[brieflycake]

@Jezzabri i think it was euro 2004

[freezz00]

@Jezzabri euro 2004

[834373]

@Jezzabri World cup 2006 or Euro 2004.

[razhidiz]

@Jezzabri EURO 2004

[MrKillerDuckful]

Owen was such a great player, his career went downhill still, at his peak still one of the best

[xerojreffaj]

owen at his peak was just so good. you always felt that he could nick a goal no matter how bad england were playing

[stugal1]

wow

[classychick2601]

Capello made terrible mistake didnt allow Owen play in this championship.

[mrsheather33]

capello doesnt take owen because hes in poor form but he takes heskey? what the fuck owen is a great player

[Fifa09pwns]

@mrsheather33 Micheal Owen was out of the season?... :|

[WatchingEngland]

this is what owen does and to the evidence defoe cant do

[davb877]

@WatchingEngland very well said de foe is not in owens class, but rooney is just something above both of them

[guitarkickspunkkids]

Michael is a very good player, but the continuous injuries destroyed his talent

[matt61234666]

great goal... man i feel so bad for all his injuries :( he was a great great player...

[marc3linh0]

brilliant skill.

[Thelookoutslookout]

You have to say Owen has scored the prettiest goals of any England player ever.

[andrewtop4ever]

i wish owen was picked

[Evdizz]

a masterpiece!

[juve96]

Great goal. Unfortunately his career was ruin by injuries, could have been by far one of the best ever.

[luke94manutd02giggs]

Sensationell goal by Owen!

[smartrip11]

great finish. world class.

[Mubble]

Only a natural striker would have the brain to do that.

[charlieiscool1000]

he is was one of the best goal scores in 2002 - 04i cant believe hes been dropped just coz hes older dosent mean hes crap now lol

[BobTheGamerUK]

Shame he's shit now. No pace, no good.

I'd rather Cole, Bent, Defoe or Gabby then that sick note!

[prankyou]

that is wicked finish!!

[20Lfc93]

what a fucking finish

one of the greats

[Jakanakkanory]

thats why owen should be going to SA

[sayJUICE]

how he managed to get so much force on that shot i don't know.

[josevanreyes]

immense finish. Great improvisation

[HelloYouBitches]

what a goal

[YESmate888]

Who is commentating?

[Thorne90]

John Motson

[LivRED4Gerrard]

great goal by owen! this was really a great tournament for england, even though they lost to portugal!

the squad was also really good....used to love watching england games when sven was in charge!

[86posterboy]

for me england was too defensive team in sven last month, he failed in add lamps to gerro in mildfield

[86posterboy]

thats sooo true! Il Sven's england terry & ferdinand were the 2 best of the team

[ednuttah]

Come now people this was an easy one, Euro 2004. ended 2 - 2 but alas portugal went through.

[BlackJack5161]

What a goal.

I am a great England fan

[SHAKEITSHAKETHATBEAR]

when was this, what competition, or friendly??

[keagleeye]

No it was Europe Competitions..i dont remember the name unfortunately ..but it was Europes Tornoument ...

[ricardoanjos00]

great goal :)

[DREYFROST]

good balance.

[suothparkfan]

that was a goal ppl sore like that every day

[jonnygzzzz]

what a goal! hoping he'll have an england shirt on soon!

[Iondal1]

BEAUTIFUL! WELCOME 2 MANCHESTER!!!

[pro4aReason]

fuck manchaster... liverpool misses u from day one u left...

[heskeylator]

and a year after this was the 7/7 terror attacks, bet they all loved that too. nice goal from owen, class is permanent.

[davoisakoollord]

this goal sums him up

[AxelElNino9]

Wonderful Goal

[PrettyPiZZAface]

you say portugal was diving? and michael owen your fav. player? he is the biggest diver of all! 98 against argentina and 2002 again against argentina. pathetic hypocrites like always.

and england fans and media insult every other football nation on every opportunity, so why should i respect your feelings?

[1987MattyP]

@PrettyPiZZAface

Owen dived in 2002? you're a fucking idiot mate. Pochettino cocked up because he couldnt handle owens speed.

[giddybridge]

What. A. Finish.

[matthewkoz]

Owen was terrible in that tournament. Good finish though.

[chris1smart1]

what u retard fucks dont understand is ENGLAND will never win the world cup again,, they had the best squad in 2006 and look what happend portugal knocked dem out, u can argue that they played with 10men but that was late on in the game,, they had crouch up front what a joke now they recalled emile hesky haha whats next recall lee bowyer or something?? please give me a brake . this is a joke

[JFB33]

NEVER again..............there will probably be hundreds of world cups over the coming centuries, think about what your saying.

The coming 10-15 years however, it is very unlikely, unless they can win at home if they get it in 2016 or 18 or whenever it is.

[IcantsayIcare]

Many said our 1984 squad were the best when they were cheated out of the world cup by a chubby drug taking Argentinan...

Others said our 1990 Squad with flare players like Lineker, Barnes, Waddle, Platt when they failed to hold their nerve in a shootout

Many say our Euro 96 squad with SAS and Gazza popping in wonder goals were the best but once again were unlucky in the shootout

To say 2006 was our best squad we'll ever have is quite stupid and proves how much you know about football.

[bukusekolah]

nahhh...newcastle wasnt good enuff for owen...he needs good player around him to be good...not a gr8 player but will do the job at man utd...

[nevermore64]

great goal, great player, so what went wrong for Owen ? oh, i know its newcastle ! hopefully he can become a great player again at man utd and get back into the england squad

[ammajk123]

That is a stunning finish. Rooney and Owen up front for England. Cant wiait for the world cup now.

[luvpump1]

Own is VERY lucky to be courted by utd, If Fergy cant motivste him them no one can... Owen for England Capello !!

[rictommo101]

he will be at the best team ever soon united

[TheMolocher]

best goal ever....

[dimaspivak16]

owen is amazing and if england want to win teh world cup owen must be in the squad and starting line up

[PrettyPiZZAface]

ok owen was very good striker. but it makes me sick how england plays for decades. kicking a lond ball forward, hoping the defender makes a mistake and the striker can score. that's how this goal happened, thats how owen scored against brazil 2002, that how lineker against germany 1990. kick and rush, horrible. not good enough to win a tournament.

[dc4t]

thank u.. exactly what i was thinking..

[IcantsayIcare]

Sorry you had to span over 14 years to find 3 examples of England playing unattractive football?

[PrettyPiZZAface]

every second of england 2006 was awful. beckham thought the same and his vomit against ecuador showed it.

non of your teams was ever great, not a single one. in 1966 you bought the cup, every other time you were not good enough.

[IcantsayIcare]

Well without a fit srtiker England were never going to win that world cup. I'd admit that but for you to say "non of your teams was ever great" is ,not only bad grammar/spelling but, stupidity.

How long have you been watching football for?

[PrettyPiZZAface]

look at your results. after the 1966 fifa gift you reached the semis only once, and only because lineker dived against cameroon. like owen against argentina later. my bad grammar doesn't make your team look better.

[IcantsayIcare]

Sorry, are you and Argentina attempting to find instances where England 'cheat'?

wow...

Pot to the Kettle

[PrettyPiZZAface]

argentina can learn a lot alot from england how to cheat and get away with it. together with germany your team produced the best divers of the last twenty years.

[IcantsayIcare]

Diego Marradona

'nough said.

[PrettyPiZZAface]

Diego MaRRadona??? and you say my spelling is bad.

[IcantsayIcare]

I can't think of many situations when I need to be able to spell that name.

[IcantsayIcare]

You're not even Argentinian!

You're a German glory supporting Jew

[PrettyPiZZAface]

and what is the problem with that? do i need to be an argentine to say that your team cheats and sucks?

[IcantsayIcare]

Well it shows that you have no integrity and choose to support a nation built on lies.

[suothparkfan]

haha r u a dumbass???

[toxav]

Trop beau...

[voner1]

great chip, great goal, great player

[uppadharmai]

Wat a sick goal. Micheal Owen was a sick player; too bad he left liverpool

[davidgreen83lancs]

I agree with thorne to an extent, he is a quality player. . when he is fit, there is no point in taking him to the world cup if the best he can manage is 60%

[Thorne90]

All i know is were fucked if we go to the world cup without Owen as our main striker. Rooney is good but not a regular enough goalscorer. All the others (Crouch, Bent, Defoe etc etc simply are not good enough to play against teams like Spain, Brazil, France, Portugal etc) Capello sort it out.

[cougargraduate]

Owen def doesn't get the recognition he deserves--I mean how many games had he won for us?? They still pick Beckham but not Owen!!

[LivRED4Gerrard]

just hope capello soon realises his mistake......really wish owen would be part of the world cup.....n he would definately put in his best n not let the team down, after all he loves to play for England!

[putasboas]

fuck costinha

[flashgo8]

calm and cool, he is a legend, i agree

[eddiemate741]

owen is legend

[00DaNnY000]

get in loved it !!! england till i die!!!

[davoisakoollord]

what a star, true goalscorer

[yamasho8]

かっこよすぎる

[ChrisDowns22]

The thing is here, Rooney is remembered for his goals from far out (examples newcastle and arsenal) but owen is the type that can get you a goal when you need it and scores simple goals thats why i think hes a more important player

[sub333]

Hardly "pokes" it in.

Was a wonderful finish!

[Westwoooooooood]

That really is a brilliant finish! Kudos to Mr. Owen!

[PeteGeeza86]

Quality-mint goal.

[wilo1990]

Owen is a legend

[utterutternutter]

One of my favourite goals ever.

[esnipswhufc4life]

Best goal of his career

[brightlights456X]

That flick had power at the end. Man....that was the good 'ole' days of England. Rooney would not think to do that.

[justblaze330]

what do you mean rooney would not think to do that?

have you ever seen his goal against Newcastle?

he absolutely demolished the living daylights out of the ball

Rooney isn't finesse, he's just rugged raw power

[brightlights456X]

"justblaze" i like the name.

Yeah biut Rooney isn't play like that anymore. He has become a team player which is good, but we need him to be selfish sometimes.

[justblaze330]

no i agree with you on that 100%

the ENG NT needs someone who commands the ball and has a killer instinct.

don't get me wrong, Rooney and Owen when fit are game changers but Owen I feel has lost a step and Rooney is more of a supporting striker

if Ashton or Agbonlahor develop nicely as in the box threats hopefully they can work well with Wayne

[brightlights456X]

Yeah if Ashton would be great because he scores technical goal like bicycle kicks and he dares to try them in the first place. However he is injury prone.

Agbonlahor would be another great addition. As hat-tricks are no strangers to him for Aston Villa. Heres hoping he can preform on a big stage.

[kurak1712]

hahaha dobrze owen zes ich wykiwal

[matt6123466]

damn nice goal

[W31rd00]

my favorit player !

[paulip76]

perfect example why it's called the beautiful game

[limoneuse]

england will win the WC 2010 and owen will be the best player of the tournament

[footballvideo2]

elle devrait pour ca au moins participée à l'euro 2008

England 2 3 Croatia ^^

[estario]

@limoneuse ?

[AndrewRJoy1990]

@limoneuse I know you wrote this 2 years ago, but this prediction is horrendously bad. Owen was never gonna play at this WC, he was playing for Newcastle last year, and Rooney is clearly the best chance we've got of winning the WC.

[adambaker706]

I love watching england at big tournaments its just all the excitement and everything

[Zuiram]

Damn, that wuz 1 of the greatest goals of the tournament, why didnt ppl like it as much as I did?! :S:S

[btr1234]

england would haven beaten greece in the final game.

[John22Trina]

definately

[dotheyodotheyoyo]

Yes we won that game 10-0!

[adelbonitabebe]

owen is so HOT

[Xbulela]

Ricardo was owned like a biatch. Portugal didn't open the scoring or play better - played for penalties.

[coolj2420]

look portugal,i will admit,you are better than us,but time hasnt ended yet,not only that but know we have a new manager,and in the euro,we will be waiting.

[RichySKing]

Fucking prick, you aren't from england!

[imabloke]

IM NOT BOTHERED PORTUGAL BECAUSE I'LL KEEP SAYING THIS OVER AGAIN ENGLAND WORLD CHAMPIONS 1966 PORTUGAL NOTHING TROPHYLESS HAHAHAHAH

[rhswlsc]

Man there was nothing wrong with Campbell's goal if there was please tell me where the fault was made.

[gerrardXowen3girl]

one of the prettiest goals ever.

period.

[joesakic91]

England will get their chance for redemption July 1st against Portugal in the World Cup QF. Anyone knows: Payback's a b**ch. Or will Portugal eliminate England again?

[lillian0713]

i love owen

[YukimuraSanada]

I'm English and I support England but you people (for example beast97) Give us British a bad name. This was 2 years ago now, move on.

[erinismyname]

what ever owen killed ass! and he is hot to

[beast97]

took one touch 2 score 4 ownen DAMN. and whoever that jlrpires fag is u can stfu cuz u lost 2 greece, cheated 2 win this match, and u only beat angolia by 1 yesterday. PORTUGAL SUCK

[smorim]

Time to move on...we just played better cuz we are better! Go Portugal!!!!!!!

[rhswlsc]

You played better because you had 11 on the pitch. That was the only difference.

[tyteplayer]

england is clearly better But beckham cant make a PENALTYY!!!!

[Aayush]

we lost because you cheated...lets see in more tahn 1 count

[jlrpires]

u english talk like children... "Waaaaa we didnt loose the match we lost the shootout".... face it, we were better, go Portugal!

[therealDC]

yes of course portual are the best team in the world to ever exist that is why they have won more than brazil.

still an awesome goal. portugal have never scored one like that, for all they have won.

[therealDC]

portugal would win things if they didn't spend all their time in training learning diving. mabie if they took a little more time to play 11 against 11 they would get respect from the world. and mabie they could one day, score as good as the goal above.

[677325]

Yes but that is true. A penalty shoot out does not decide who wins the match or who is better. It decides who goes to the next round. So for now Portugal and England are equal, because it was a draw in both games.

[xrockomo90x]

no dude...you have to give credit..england lost...dont get me wrong, i love england, but portugal did win...england is just bad at tenalties, thats is

[jlrpires]

Too bad... you've lost the match :)... GO PORTUGAL!!!, we're the BEST!!

[rhswlsc]

We didnt loose the match. We lost the shootout.

[Lahela12]

Michael Owen...what can you say.