Michael Owen Picks England Icon Over Zidane for Biggest Game

Owen was asked who he'd want beside him for the biggest match of his life — and it wasn't Zidane.

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What happened. Michael Owen named the England and Liverpool icon he would want alongside him over Zinedine Zidane in the 'game of his life'. Owen had previously called Zidane the best player he ever shared a dressing room with.

Owen framed it as going to war in your biggest game
Zidane remains a one-time Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner from 1998
Owen rates Zidane the best teammate he ever had

“If you said to me, 'You're going to war now, you're playing in the biggest game of your life tomorrow, who do you want alongside you?'”
— Michael Owen

Owen's pick adds to the long-running debate over the greatest players to share a pitch with.

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