Owen Hargreaves

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Quiz! Can you name every non-Premier League player to have gone to a tournament with England?

By Matthew Holt Published

QUIZ! Quiz! Can you name every non-Premier League player to have gone to a tournament with England?

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England midfielder Owen Hargreaves in action against Sweden at the 2002 World Cup
‘My dad used to say I’d play for Bolton one day, but soon I was playing at World Cups and in Champions League finals. I’d love to have done it, though’ Owen Hargreaves reveals his Bolton Wanderers regret

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Owen Hargreaves achieved many things in his career, but turning out for his dad’s team was not one of them

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‘I was never the same after all the injections and operations at Manchester United – I was in constant pain. I never realised just how dangerous my injury had been’ Owen Hargreaves opens up on the injuries that derailed his career

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE A series of knee injuries wrecked the midfielder’s career after he had established himself in the England side

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‘I felt I’d climbed a mountain after the 2006 World Cup. A lot of England fans and journalists had never seen me play, but I always knew I’d win them round’ Owen Hargreaves on proving the naysayers wrong

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Manchester United and Bayern Munich man had never lived in England when he made his Three Lions debut

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‘I came close to signing for West Brom, then bumped into David Platt in a pub. He and Roberto Mancini lived down the road, so that’s how the talks started’: How Owen Hargreaves swapped Manchester United for Man City

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves moved to Manchester United's cross-town rivals at the end of his injury-hit Old Trafford spell

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Manchester United players celebrate victory on penalties against Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow.
‘I glanced back and saw Chelsea’s England lads pointing at the top-left corner, as they knew where I’d shoot – but I backed myself and smashed it top-left’ Owen Hargreaves recalls Manchester United’s 2008 Champions League victory

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Owen Hargreaves did not shy away from taking a penalty in the all-English Champions League final in 2008

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England midfielder Owen Hargreaves in action against Sweden at the 2002 World Cup
“At 10 Downing Street, Cherie Blair said, ‘You’re the Canadian player – why do you play for England?’ I was like, ‘Sorry, what?’ It was odd and it kind of hurt” Owen Hargreaves opens up on dealing with criticism over his international allegiances

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The Canadian-born midfielder has an English father and a Welsh mother

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Owen Hargreaves lifts the Champions League trophy after Bayern Munich's win on penalties against Valencia in the final in May 2001.
‘I felt privileged to swap a club like Bayern for one like Manchester United, with the history those clubs have. Sir Alex didn’t have to say much to convince me’ Owen Hargreaves on moving from one European giant to another

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE Hargreaves swapped Bavaria for Old Trafford in a £17million move in 2007

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'England battered Germany 5-1 and I got dropped by Bayern Munich, I was devastated' - Owen Hargreaves explains club's reaction to famous Three Lions victory

By Steven Chicken Published

That famous 2001 win in Munich came on home soil for England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, but had implications for his club prospects

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'Even when we won it wasn't good enough - Oliver Kahn was an animal, he would have steam coming out his ears': Behind the scenes at Bayern Munich's Champions League winning side

By Steven Chicken Published

Bayern Munich's training ground could be an intimidating place at the turn of the millennium - as Owen Hargreaves found out

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