- Became the first England footballer since Geoff Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final to score a hat-trick against Germany. His three goals came in a World Cup qualifier and England won the match 5-1. (September 1, 2001)
- He was an ambassador for the English Football Association as they campaigned to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Despite sharing the platform with two of England's most famous players in history, Sir Geoff Hurst and Sir Bobby Charlton, the bid was unsuccessful.
- Won the UEFA Cup, FA Cup, Worthington Cup and FA Charity Shield with Liverpool FC. (2001)
- Joins Manchester United after Newcastle are relegated. Pundits see it as an attempt to make a stake at returning to the England squad, which at this point he has been out of for around a year. (July 2009)
- His girlfriend, Louise Bonsall, gave birth to a baby girl, Gemma Owen. The baby was born at Countess of Chester Hospital, and weighed 6lbs 8ozs. (May 1, 2003)
- His father, Terry played football for Everton - the great rivals of Liverpool, for whom Owen played.
- Played club football for Liverpool FC.
- He became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1998 and the first footballer to receive the honour since Paul Gascoigne in 1990.
- Bought by Real Madrid from Liverpool (August 2004) for eight million pounds.
- Engaged to long-time sweetheart, Louise Bonsall, as of 14 February 2004. They have plans to marry in the summer though no fixed date has been set.
- Dedicated an entire chapter to his daughter Gemma in his autobiography, "Michael Owen: Off the Record, My Autobiography."
- Best friends with Jamie Carragher, his ex-colleague and current central defender for Liverpool F.C.
- He scored 3 goals in a friendly game against Colombia (Colombia-England 2-3).
- He scored 12 goals in La Liga season 2004-2005.
- He played 297 games and scored 158 goals for Liverpool.
- (August 31 2005) He signed a 4 years contract with the club Newcastle.
- Son, James Michael Owen [b. 6 February 2006]. He weighed 7 lbs, 9 oz.
- He played for England in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups of Soccer.
- Joined Newcastle United for a club record £17 million in 2005. Left in 2009 to Manchester United on free transfer after Newcastle suffered relegation from the Premier League.
- Daughter Emily May Owen, born 29 October 2007.
- Playing at Manchester United from 2009.
- Is in Wales playing a world cup qualification game (September 2005)
- Is in Japan playing a tournament with his team Real Madrid (July 2005)
- (September 7th) Playing a world cup qualification against Northern Ireland (September 2005)
- Daughter, Jessica Owen, was born February 26, 2010.
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