Michael Owen: The Little Waster isn’t finished yet! (official).
Posted on June 3rd, 2009 | 9 Comments |
The Newcastle striker was not present for the reading of the judgement in London’s High Court.
Ian Helme, counsel for the renowned bastion of journalistic integrity that is the Express, accepted fully that the allegations made in the story “Unwanted Toon striker at a cross roads, Finished at 29?” were false. The article was also accompanied by another on the Express’s back page, “Owen ready for sad finale”.
Owen’s solicitor, John Kelly told Mr Justice Eady that the article falsely alleged Premier League clubs did not want to sign him and, as a result of a lack of interest, he was on the verge of retiring from professional football at the end of the season. He also informed the court that Owen’s distress was supposedly aggravated because the article was published just before a crucial match in Toon’s doomed relegation struggle. Kelly told the Judge Eady that “These incredulous allegations are entirely without foundation and were obviously extremely distressing, hurtful and damaging to the claimant.”
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He’s good at making money for doing nothing….
Now wouldn’t it be nice if he was seen to donate his ‘substantial damages’ to the 120 people who have just found themselves unemployed due to the ineffectiveness of him and the majority of his team mates last season?
Highly unlikely though he will probably use it to buy some more horses…
ps worky how do I get a funny picture on my profile?