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OFFICIAL: Michael Owen signs for Manchester United
OFFICIAL: Michael Owen signs for Manchester United
Michael Owen sealed his sensational move to Manchester United on Friday after passing a medical and then signing a two-year contract. Photo: manutd.com His contract at Old Trafford is based on bonuses for playing and scoring but Owen has been happy to take a huge pay cut from his ...
Michael Owen Signs For Man Utd & Interview! (video)
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Michael Owen Signs For Man Utd & Interview! (video)
youtube.com — W-T-F! Today is not April 1st! Michael Owen actually signs for Man Utd on a free transfer and becomes only the 4th person after WW2 to play for both United ... (more) Michael Owen Signs For Man Utd & Interview! (video)
Ten Top Shock Transfers
Ten Top Shock Transfers
soccernet.espn.go.com — With Michael Owen about to stun the football world and sign for Manchester United, we pick out 10 of the most interesting, and downright stupid, transfers of all time. (more) Ten Top Shock Transfers
Video: Man Utd Player Michael Owen's First TV Interview
Video: Man Utd Player Michael Owen's First TV Interview
soccerupdated.blogspot.com — Michael Owen, former Kop legend, is now officially a MANCHESTER UNITED player. Sir Alex Ferguson is a genius and this is definitely his shrewdest signing ever. Michael Owen will earn a basic wage of £30,000 a week, with the rest of his salary dependent on appearances and goals.-The Independent ... (more) Video: Man Utd Player Michael Owen's First TV Interview
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Will Michael Owen be signing-on today?
offthepost.info 7/2/2009 — The recession claims another victim Unemployment figures are up by at least one person today: that scrounging layabout Michael Owen finds himself without work. Jobseekers in North Wales whose local Job Centre is within easy walking distance of a helipad could find themselves in esteemed company ...
Turkey will take ANYONE.
unprofessionalfoul.com 7/2/2009 — The home of washouts Milan Baros and Antipodean sick note carrier Harry Kewell has bagged another EPL reject... in Citeh striker Darius Vassell! You read that correctly: DARIUS VASSELL. He found a club to pay him to play soccer ! Wassermann Media Group, take note! Maybe Michael Owen won't be ...
Manchester United & Michael Owen - Together At Last?
twohundredpercent.net 7/2/2009 — The contents of Michael Owen’s sale brochure must have been more potent than we could ever have imagined, if the rumours doing the rounds are correct. In a move that has dropped jaws to the ground across Europe, the club most interested in signing him are… Manchester United. ...
Owen to United Shows Hard Lesson for the Premier League Elite
thethirdhalf.org 7/2/2009 — Not much in football surprises me. Reading reports that Michael Owen is set to complete a move to Manchester United, however, did. For Michael Owen, this is a great move. At 29, this was his last chance to make an impact in any top flight. It also...
European Transfer News: Man U to sign Michael Owen, Chelsea reject Man City bid for John Terry
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Video: Michael Owen appears on Dragons’ Den
offthepost.info 7/3/2009 — I’m out. Everyone’s out Spotted on 101GG
UF Quick Throw: Owen To United. No Really!
unprofessionalfoul.com 7/3/2009 — It's surprise Friday, the unthinkable is happening. Michael Owen is joining Manchester United! That's if he passes a medical. Owen is currently at United's Carrington training ground undergoing fitness tests. If Owen gets the green light and signs for the Premier League champions, then surely ...
30 pieces of silver
ohyoubeauty.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — I’m conflicted, and I don’t know whether to laugh furiously or start breaking things. I’ve guiltily admitted it before – Michael Owen is the reason I follow Liverpool. But were it just about Michael Owen, I’d have stopped following Liverpool four years ago. My “soccer” watching began in earnest ...
Michael Owen on verge of Man United switch
insideworldsoccer.com 7/3/2009 — Michael Owen is on the brink of moving to Manchester United , according to reports in British press. The 29-year-old has left Newcastle United after his reported £120,000-a-week contract ran out on Tuesday. According to The Sun , United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had contacted the injury-plagued ...
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dirtytackle.net 7/3/2009 — All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of Dirty Tackle… The last time Michael Owen leaves a Manchester area hospital without being on crutches. [ Eurosport ] West Ham fans sabotaged Joe Cole’s wedding suit. [ The Spoiler ] Jose Mourinho is not getting a ...
Michael Owen signs for Manchester United
offthepost.info 7/3/2009 — File under ‘things you never thought you’d see’ It still feels like a Photoshop somehow. Perhaps an entry into The Guardian’s Gallery on the theme of Michael Owen’s dreams. But no, it’s true: Sir Alex Ferguson has snapped up the ex-Newcastle man before he had ...
Welcome to Bizarro World
unprofessionalfoul.com 7/3/2009 — Not pictured: Owen having to be carried off the pitch after he broke his ankle posing for the photo. I'll admit, upon reading the late night rumors that one Michael James Owen, former England goalscorer, was being lined up for a move to Old Trafford, I was giddy. Little Mikey Owen, former ...
Happy 4th of July!
gingetalksthefooty.com 7/3/2009 — For all of you here in the Staets, I hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July weekend. Not sure how much I'll be blogging over the weekend, but rest assured if something ridiculous happens, I'll be here...but before I go... So Michael Owen is now at Manchester United...probably not a bad ...
Even Michael Owen is shocked
dirtytackle.net 7/3/2009 — A few things, Michael: -Don’t say that even you can’t believe that United signed Michael Owen. That’s not helping. -Stop with the “I’m not injury prone” business. You are. Paul Robinson stepped on your foot and it made you injury prone. Deal with it. ...
Would Michael Owen have been a good signing?
bitterandblue.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — I've posted more in depth on Michael Owen over at Football Rants , and whilst the signing has potential (and definitely beneficial for Owen) I do think that the press would have really put the knife into him had he landed at Hull or Stoke as opposed to the move being a great opportunity. Whilst ...
Owen signs for Manchester United
footballrants.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Manchester United is delighted to announce that it has signed Michael Owen on a two-year contract. The striker was out of contract, so no transfer fee is involved. Sir Alex Ferguson said: "Michael is a world class forward with a proven goalscoring ...
Michael Owen, The Mancunian Candidate
rotodatabase.com 7/4/2009 — Please tell me the world has tilted off its axis. As ridiculous as it would be to mob Darius Vassell at the airport with open arms, I'd say I'd rather rally around Vassell than witnessing Michael Owen head to Old Trafford. He's not only the exact footballing equivalent of Mark Prior, but United ...
Blogpost: Owen Up To Reality?
futfanatico.com 7/4/2009 — I normally don't like to blog on saturdays, instead spending time with my family, but the Owen to United signing is just too tempting. My initial reaction to United signing Michael Owen was pinching my arm. Nope, DEFINITELY not a dream. Then, I glanced around. No spooky doors or lightning. Not a ...
The Michael Owen SongRepublik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog
Probably my first of many attempts to express our feelings about signing Michael Owen through the mode of music… who became a Manchester United players after a conversation with Sir Alex Ferguson over breakfast. " The Michael Owen Song " was originally published at The Republik ...
Michael Owen signs with Manchester UnitedFanIQ Blog
Manchester United needed someone to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, who's now with Real Madrid, so they got themselves oft-injured Michael Owen. Um, all right. Owen had been without a club following the expiration of his contract with Newcastle United (which got relegated this last season) and it ...
Shocked Owen: Never Imagined This In My Wildest DreamsRepublik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog
Michael Owen has spoken with MUTV about his shock at signing for Manchester United. He also acknowledges that he didn’t have the best spell at Newcastle but reckons he can restart his career with us. “It feels great. I never even had it in my wildest dreams really but then I got ...
Sir Alex And Michael Owen Confirm Manchester United DealTheOriginalWinger.com
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the Free Transfer and subsequent signing of Michael Owen on a two year deal after the 29 year old passed his stringent medical testing . (more…)
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Michael Owen has spoken of the great fortune he feels at being a Manchester United player. He has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson rang him on Wednesday afternoon and after meeting with the manager for breakfast, there was no chance of him signing for any other club. Sir Alex was drawn to ...
Michael Owen In For Manchester United MedicalTheOriginalWinger.com
It’s been an interesting past two weeks for Michael Owen after the press ran him ragged over his representation’s 34 page player brochure , but the 29 year old could be having the last laugh after passing Manchester United’s stringent medical testing at the club’s ...
Michael Owen on His Way to Manchester United?FanHouse
by Michael Cardillo File this one away under something that nobody, I mean nobody, saw coming. Michael Owen was at Manchester United's training ground for medical tests and could sign with the Premier League champions before Friday is over. It's not too often that a transfer is actually ...
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Manchester United in Shock Swoop for Ex-Liverpool Striker Michael Owen – is this THE Shock of ...4sportsake
Alex Ferguson will be hoping to pull of the shock of the summer – by nabbing ex-Liverpool and current Newcastle striker Michael Owen on a free. Once considered one of the top strikers in the world, Owen had been attracting scant interest from the league, with only Stoke, Hull and Everton as ...
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The whole world is talking about it, and barring a dramatic setback on the doctor’s table (he’s too short on all accounts, gaffer), Michael Owen should sign for Manchester United on a free transfer in the next few days. The purported move brings with it ridicule, surprise, anger ...
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Now Fergie has two crocked Owens to play with. Boom boom.... > >
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Michael Owen is getting ready to join Man Utd. Yes, did your jaw drop? The perennially crocked striker's contract with Newcastle is set to expire this Tuesday and he will come to Old Trafford on a free transfer. It looks like Sir Alex responded after Karim Benzema spurned the Premier League ...
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Manchester United Set to Confirm Michael Owen Signing: Good bit of Business or Sheer Madness?CaughtOffside.com
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Video: Michael Owen FAILS on Dragon's DenWho ate all the Pies
I'm out. That is all. [@ 101GreatGoals]... > >
The Michael Owen Story: Betrayal, Selfishness, Or Just Good Sense?Bleacher Report - EPL
The above picture turns my stomach like no other in recent footballing memory. Michael Owen wearing a Manchester United shirt. Michael Owen hoisting a Manchester United scarf aloft in the way so many Liverpool fans do before every single game.  ...
Owen bullish after 'dream' United moveFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Michael Owen admits a move to Manchester United was beyond his 'wildest dreams' but the striker is determined to prove his doubters wrong.
Rush: Owen will be a United starFOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush has backed Manchester United new boy Michael Owen to be a goalscoring success at Old Trafford.
ANALYSIS-Soccer-Owen jumps at chance to revive flagging fortunes (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Michael Owen has grabbed the chance to resurrect his career by joining Manchester United and pledged to repay manager Alex Ferguson for giving him a platform on which to shine with the Premier League champions.
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Newcastle striker Michael Owen joined English champion Manchester United on a two-year contract Friday.
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Factbox on striker Michael Owen who left Newcastle United for Premier League champions Manchester United on Friday.
Owen signs for Manchester United, club says (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Michael Owen has joined Manchester United on a two-year contract, the Premier League champions said on their website on Friday.
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Michael Owen is at Manchester United's training ground as he moves closer to joining the Premier League champions.
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Michael Owen will reportedly complete a shock move to Manchester United on Friday should he come through a stringent medical at Old Trafford.
Michael Owen to Join Manchester UnitedBleacher Report - EPL
In yet even more news in this summer's transfer window for Manchester United, according to the Times Online , former Newcastle striker Michael Owen will join the Red Devils on July 3rd, pending him passing a medical exam. This ...
Owen could be on brink of Man Utd move - reports (Reuters)Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former European Footballer of the Year Michael Owen may be on the verge of joining Manchester United from relegated Newcastle United, according to several British media reports on Friday.
Michael Owen To Join Everton or Aston VillaBleacher Report - EPL
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