Michael Owen Football Quotations

If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.

What would happen to me if I stayed at Madrid? How much would I miss European football if I signed for Newcastle?

I don't particularly enjoy watching international football in the way that I used to. It hurts me to say that, but it's true.

Everton have a healthy list of injuries.

I have never thought of a scenario where international football was not a massive part of our [England] game.

I can't believe anyone can have played the game of football as well as Messi.

The Champions League is more interesting to watch than international football and the quality is superior as well.

The bottom line is that I wanted to come back and play in the Premier League again and wake up on Saturday morning and really fancy getting out there and playing in front of this fantastic support, scoring goals and enjoying football. (on returning to the premiership)

To be the best you have to forget partying and concentrate all your energies on the football.

A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.

I want to be a top-flight football player, so I lead the life that enables me to be that type of player. I prefer to be seen in a decent light rather than an indecent one.

You're on your own out there with ten mates.