Michael Owen set to retire

Houllier leads praise for retiring Owen

March 19, 2013
By Kevin Palmer and ESPN staff
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has led the tributes to Michael Owen after the striker announced he would retire from the game at the end of the season, believing he could go into management.



• Owen's career in pictures
• Brewin: Too much, too soon
• Blog: Laughter and lamentation
• Blog: Owen calls it a day

Asked to sum up Owen's contribution to the game, Houllier said: "Fantastic. Practically ...

Read more

ESPN Conversations


To comment, you must be a registered user. Please Sign In or Register

You are fully responsible for the content you post. Content that includes profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior (such as "spamming" or "trolling"), or other inappropriate content or material will be removed. We reserve the right to block any user who violates our terms of use, including removing all content posted by that user.

Related Teams

England Headlines