[Law led the tributes to his former teammate while Prime Minister Tony Blair described him as] probably the most naturally gifted footballer of his generation ... his ability was an inspiration to everyone who loves football. |
After winning the treble, he should have said 'thank you, goodbye'. |
All the small football nations are getting better and better. When we played Macedonia everyone thought it was easy but it ended 2-2. |
As long as it makes Michael Owen happy it is good for me and England. It is a great club and he will play more regularly than he did at Real Madrid and he is happy. |
As long as it makes Michael Owen happy then it is good news for England. Newcastle is a great club and he will get to play a lot. |
Ashley has had to pull out. He took a scan and has stress fracture and will be out for one month at least. |
David [Beckham] should think that talking is silver, but being quiet is golden. |
Did I ever doubt that Beckham should carry on as England captain in the future? No way. I have never doubted that. Of course, I appreciate his apology. I haven't read it exactly, as I was with the team. But that's very good. |
England are a magnificent team, |
Every time France doesn't win a football game it is a surprise. I think they (Croatia) played very, very well and it will be a tough game on Monday for us. |
Everything depends on how many injuries we have. The door is open to everyone but if everyone is fit then I'm quite sure of 19 or 20 at least. |
For Wales and Northern Ireland, it's a dream to beat England and we have to deal with that. It's like a derby and, remember Wales, it wasn't easy there. |
Frank has been slow in coming to his best but once he gets there he will stay there for the rest of the season. |
From what I have read and heard, it could be that Owen is going to Manchester United. |
From what I know about Michael Owen, he would never say things like that. It's not his style. |