World Cup
Owen is still angry at Beckham for being sent off at the 1998 World Cup.
Michael Owen He can’t get over England’s defeat by Argentina in the round of 16 of the 1998 World Cup in France.
The former Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid player partly blames David Beckham for the incident. The then Manchester United midfielder and now Inter Miami owner received a straight red card and the team were left with ten men and Argentina progressed to a penalty shoot-out.
“First of all, I don’t think Beckham’s strike would be worth a red card, but that doesn’t matter. He made a mistake and it still bothers me even after all these years. Many players only play in one World Cup play-off in their career and Beckham made a huge mistake. I think he admitted it. You could argue that it contributed to our exit from the World Cup, so it’s no small thing,” Owen said.
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Source: Sport UA
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