Why Owen should quit United for Everton to rescue England hopes
The first thing to say about Michael Owen is that whatever he does with his life is up to him.
When you've won every trophy except the Champions League at three of the world's biggest clubs,
been European Footballer of The Year and you're a multi-millionaire with a lucrative life in
another sport, it's up to you if you're content grabbing headlines for Carling Cup goals against
lower league opposition.
Bye, Fabs-abs. We will miss you. And you. And you on the bottom left the most. Image via
REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet.
Four years to the day that he led his Calcio boys to victory in the 2006 World Cup, Fabio
Cannavaro has announced his retirement from the game. Persistent knee and other injuries led to the
decision to hang up his boots.
LAUSANNE/NYON The European Footballer of the Year award – betrayed, diluted and sold off by its
original French creators – is to be revived by the European federation. UEFA president Michel
Platini, a three-times winner of the original prize, will present the first of the new version at
the organisation's annual eve-of-term event in [.
Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi captured the inaugural Fifa Ballon d'Or award. This
is the first time this award has been presented as the Ballon d'Or (former European Footballer of
the Year award) and the FIFA World Player of the Year award have been merged.
Messi beat out fellow Barcelona teammates Xavi and Andres Iniesta both of whom had strong years
for club and country.
Lionel Messi tonight became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or tonight in Zurich.
Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta.
Messi who was simply brilliant last-year scored an amazing 60 goals for club and country in 2010
while helping Barcelona retain its Spanish league title.
Lionel Messi tonight became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or tonight in Zurich.
Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta.
Messi who was simply brilliant last-year scored an amazing 60 goals for club and country in 2010
while helping Barcelona retain its Spanish league title.
It's the results of the Ballon D'or tonight with Barcelona trio Lionel Messi, Xavi
Hernandez and Andres Iniesta battling it out for the most prestigious individual footballing
prize. Fact time then...
Michael Owen was the last British footballer to win the Ballen D'or (European footballer of the
year.
