• Owen insists teasing a defender into a foul is a 'major skill'• '75% of people could stay on their feet' in penalty incidents More than a decade on, Michael Owen has admitted that he could have stayed on his feet when winning World Cup penalties against Argentina at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups but estimated that 75% of players would do as he did. Speaking with the debate about diving in football having been reignited last weekend by Liverpool's Luis Suárez and Tottenham Hotspur...
Michael Owen on penalties against Argentina: I could have stayed up
The Guardian - 10 Oct 2012 22:40
• Owen insists teasing a defender into a foul is a 'major skill'• '75% of people could stay on their feet' in penalty incidents More than a decade on, Michael Owen has admitted that he could have stayed on his feet when winning World Cup penalties against Argentina at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups but estimated that 75% of players would do as he did. Speaking with the debate about diving in football having been reignited last weekend by Liverpool's Luis Suárez and Tottenham Hotspur...
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