Injured Owen returning to England

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Michael Owen is out of the World Cup and flying back to England after a scan revealed the extent of his knee injury.
The 26-year-old striker twisted his right knee in the second minute of the 2-2 draw with Sweden in Cologne.

"Obviously it's a massive blow to suffer the injury - and be out of the World Cup. As soon as it happened I knew I was in trouble," said Owen.

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said: "I'm sorry for him. But we have many players who can take that second striker role."

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matt said:

Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said: "I'm sorry for him. But we have many players who can take that second striker role."

like who?! he doesnt seem to be planning to play Walcott at all, we will end up playing 4-5-1 and lumping long balls forward