5 of the youngest winners of the Ballon d'Or, featuring some of the most decorated footballers in history. After winning the Ballon d'Or in 2001, Owen secured a move to Real Madrid in 2004 and his career never reached the highs of his time at Merseyside once again, as he was ravaged by injuries since leaving the Reds. View our online Press Pack. Owen was one of the key-men for the next 6 years at Liverpool, winning the fans over with his unique brand of fast and furious football. [1], Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews (1956), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979). He was here, he was there, selfie, selfie, 9,000 of them, all summer. Former Italy national team captain Fabio Cannavaro comes closest to Matthews and he was just 33 when he won in 2006. He won the PFA Young Player of the Year, and scored 18 league goals in his first impressive season. The…, Copyright © 2020 Footiecentral.com All rights reserved. He was offered a professional contract on his 17th birthday, but had to wait until the end of the 96/97 season for his first team debut, in which he started his career with a well taken goal against Wimbledon. For other inquiries Contact Us. He never really trained. Probably the most obvious guess for this question is Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Owen burst onto the scene with his goals for Liverpool in 1997, and has been scoring for fun ever since. Owen, 40, has owned the property since 2001 and lives there with his wife Louise Bonsall and their four children. Celtic fans set off flares as they greet team coaches arriving at Parkhead, Goldson with the double as Rangers take stranglehold of Old Firm derby, Celtic Ultras flout coronavirus rules to 'guard' Parkhead on eve of Old Firm, Porn star jokes 'penalty to Rangers' as she knees Celtic fan in privates, Jullien is huge Hoops Old Firm injury doubt, meaning Stephen Welsh could start, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Michael Owen's £4million mansion is set in 42 acres of Welsh countryside, Owen's Ballon d'Or trophy sits on a spinning surface under a spotlight, Keith Lemon was given access to Owen's home for his ITV show Through the Keyhole, Former Liverpool striker's home is a classy manor, Owen has signed footballs on the walls of his games room, A full-size snooker table sits in Owen's games room, Keith Lemon was allowed everywhere apart from the games room, Michael Owen and wife Louise Bonsall, who are childhood sweethearts, live in the home with their four children, Michael Owen is now best known for working as a pundit on BT Sport, As a 17-year-old, Owen scored one of the great World Cup goals with his strike at the 1998 tournament against Argentina, Keith Lemon discovered Owen's jungle gym in the garden, The manor is set among 42 acres of Welsh countryside, Jason McAteer is sent off after he kicks Michael Owen during Star Sixes Football match, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The two forwards have shared the top two spots between themselves for the last eight years and their dominance is likely to continue for a few more years. As can be seen from the graph above, 28 players have either won or finished as runner-up at the Ballon d’or at 26, which is not at all surprising considering that the strikers bloom young, while defenders generally come into their primes towards their late 20s, whereas the goalkeepers tend to get better even later than the centre-backs.

He grew up just inside the Welsh border, and set all sorted of goalscoring records in both his School and Saturday league teams.

From this chart we can make out that most of the best players in the history of football have hit their prime between ages 25 to 29. There is a jukebox with signed footballs displayed around the perimeter of the room, from Owen's 17-year career. Owen was mixing it with world football’s big guns Of course, back in 2001 the Ballon d’Or was contested among those who played their football in Europe alone. Inside, Lemon - real name Leigh Francis - discovered a games room complete with a full-size snooker table. He was also the first Liverpool player to win the trophy. The 2001 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Michael Owen on 18 December 2001.. Owen was the fourth English national to win the award after Stanley Matthews (), Bobby Charlton (1966) and Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979). Biography from ContactThePlayers.com. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Michael Owen was born on 14th December 1979, in Chester, England. His father was a professional footballer, most notably for Chester City, and encouraged a young Michael to play as often as possible. So a cursory glance at the data does support the belief that the forwards are favoured for the individual honour. And guess what? "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.

Since retiring from football in 2013, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner and regularly features as a sports pundit and commentator. “We all saw Paul Pogba. Information on Footiecentral.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written authority of Footiecentral.com, Analysis: Peak age of Ballon d’Or winners and runners-up, Top national teams with most Ballon d'Or winners, Top European clubs with most Ballon d’Or winners, Ballon d’Or Winners in Ronaldo and Messi’s absence. Michael Owen is a striker for England and Manchester United in the English Championship. [2], "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2001", "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or")", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2001_Ballon_d%27Or&oldid=964389953, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 June 2020, at 06:52. And then he comes to Manchester United has, what, two training sessions, and plays 90 minutes against Southampton. Known as one of the most natural finishers in the game at the time, Owen was tearing defences apart despite being just 21 years of age and was regarded as the best player in a generation involving Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Robbie Fowler. It is absolutely correct.

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