Article: Football: Madrid is scary but it's better for me & England; OWEN'S IN NO DOUBT OVER BENEFITS OF MOVE TO REAL.(Sport)

Byline: Martin Lipton

MICHAEL OWEN last night dismissed the doubts over his move to Madrid and declared this is his time AND his place.

The England striker's decision to quit Liverpool took him from certain starter to having to contest a place with Ronaldo, Raul and Fernando Morientes.

But he defied suggestions he will suffer the frustration of being little more than a bit-part player at the Bernabeu and insisted leaving Anfield was a mark of courage.

"I'd like to think everybody looks at me and thinks, 'Well done, you've got guts'," he ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!