No country for tall men

Keegan and Toshack. Quinn and Phillips. Owen and Heskey. Football is littered with successful examples of the ‘classic’ big man/little man partnerships. And with Peter Crouch linked with a move away from Liverpool, could he and Jermain Defoe form the latest tall/small partnership?

Owen rescues more than just a point at St Andrews

When Joey Barton converted a stoppage time penalty at Fulham on December 15th, Newcastle fans could have been forgiven for thinking their side may well have turned the corner.
After all, they had bounced back from a humiliating home defeat to Liverpool- one that left enduring images of angry fans yelling “You don’t know what […]

Time for the real Michael Owen to stand up

Michael Owen simply must produce the goods against the Swedes in Cologne on Tuesday evening.
When Michael Owen smashed in a hat-trick against Colombia in the United States last summer, it put him within sight of the home straight to become the all-time leading goalscorer in the history of the England national side.

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