Michael Owen Needs To Come to America

Michael Owen playing in the States? Could it be a possibility? Just a few short years ago it would have been unheard of to mention the Newcastle Striker and the Stars and Stripes in the same sentence. The former darling of English football is looking more like Meg Ryan after plastic surgery these days. A shadow of his former self, and not nearly as attractive. He was a washout at Real Madrid and an absolute disaster at Newcastle. It's unclear how much gas he has left in his tank after years of battling injuries. I doubt any of the major clubs would be interested in him at this point in his career. His agent is stating otherwise, but that's what agents do. Newcastle has made it clear they won't offer him a contract extension next year, leaving the former Liverpool striker as lonely as a teenage girl without a date for the prom. That's where the MLS should swoop in. That is, if they're not completely soured on former English stars, after the David Beckham experiment went as wrong as a ... (link)