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On This Day in 2001 – Michael Owen is named European Footballer of the Year
Michael Owen was named European Footballer of the Year on this day in 2001. The Liverpool striker became the first Englishman to land the Ballon d’Or award since Kevin Keegan claimed it for a second successive time in 1979. Owen became the sixth British winner since its inception in 1956: a list also featuring Stanley […]
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