Michael Owen Quotes

A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos

I'm proud to have represented England in four World Cups but it was hugely frustrating that we never reached a semi-final or played to our ability.

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England.

I think England has got some great players.

My favourite England player is Harry Kane.

After Euro 2008, football in England was shattered for a bit, and people were losing interest in following England.

I enjoy playing at Tottenham and England as well.

In all my time in England, I have never come up against a fragile Man United team.

Nothing is more important to England's arrangements for the World Cup than the state of David Beckham's foot.

Scholes is very influential for England at international level.

New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.

For me there's nothing better than putting the white shirt on for England and playing for England. I'd get worried if it wasn't like that.

Paul Scholes has been the best England midfield player for 30-odd years. You'd probably have to go back to Bobby Charlton to find someone who could do as much as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his feet he could tell you where every player on that pitch is at that moment. His awareness is superb.

A lot of people have lost interest in watching England play. To get motivated to watch international football, you need your country to be having some form of success and England haven't had any for a long time now.

Last year I was a judge for a prize in England, the T.S. Eliot Prize, so I read everything that was published in England last year.

United have more experience but we have a much better team and play much better football.

We will go back to playing like Manchester United.

He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.

That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have had no chances and scored twice.

I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.

Liverpool is a massive club and has obviously been very successful over the years.

I care about football, so what Im seeing regarding the image of FIFA, not only now but in the past years, I dont like it.

It just seemed like a lot of my work centered around England for a number of years.

England has an interesting relationship with the Indian subcontinent because the years of colonization and the history between the two places.

If a FIFA World Cup tournament had been held every year between 1982 and 1986, France would have won two or three.