Summary
Michael Owen left England coach Steve McClaren nursing a major injury headache after he limped out of the friendly win over Austria with a thigh strain.
Owen signalled his discomfort almost immediately and will miss Wednesday's potentially crucial European Championship showdown with Croatia at Wembley.See the full content of this document
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England Suffer Owen Blow ; Austria 0 England 1
The injury cast a shadow over England's success, only their second in six friendly games under McClaren, achieved by Peter Crouch's first-half header.
But McClaren knows the victory will be one of the most hollow imaginable anyway if Israel or, far less likely...See the full content of this document
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