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IT IS probably the cringiest moment from Michael Owen’s long list.
But now he has broken his silence on the infamous “well done, he’s 13” gag from Neville Southall.
Owen featured in a Michael Owen Soccer Skills video in 1999 where he faced a young goalkeeper at an empty Stoke City stadium.
The former England striker did his best to humiliate the 13-year-old Jamie Hutchinson, who was given goalkeeping tips from Southall.
To his credit, Hutchinson did make some saves.
But the video is remembered for Owen chipping, rounding and firing past the helpless child between the sticks – before shamelessly celebrating each finish.
The laughing ex-Liverpool man clenched his fists, ran away with his arms aloft, mocked the goalkeeper for nutmegging him and pointed to his name on the back of his shirt.
But it was his embarrassing shout of “get in there – game, set and match, Owen” that triggered Southall’s brilliant quip.
Southall said: “Well done, he’s 13,” a comment which remains a viral sensation and etched into British football heritage.
But now, 26 years on, Owen has opened up on the clip – and revealed not all was quite as it seemed because he was told to play up for the cameras.
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He told talkSPORT: “I was only a couple of years older than him myself!. It’s probably funny now.
“I got back from the World Cup in 98 and there were loads of commercial opportunities, things like that.
“I was asked to do a soccer skills video and a soccer skills book. So I had to explain, talk through finishing, volleying, heading, whatever the skill was. Inevitably, you need a goalkeeper there.
“I never picked them and so I turned up to do the show and to talk through how I see scoring a goal and what I think in certain scenarios and whatever.
“There was a kid in goal that I had to score past and when I scored they’re like, ‘Come on, no, you need to show a bit more animation. Like celebrate when you score, this is going on a video.'”
talkSPORT host Andy Goldstein clarified: “So people don’t know this, right?”
And Owen continued: “People just laugh at you no matter what. Then they take a little extract of anything.
“There’s loads of things like that on the internet on me.”
Hutchinson spoke about the viral video in 2016 and admitted he knew it would not come out too well for him.
He said: “Being the goalkeeper on a programme headlined by a striker wasn’t exactly ideal for me.
“It was made clear that it wouldn’t make good filming if the goalkeeper was saving all the shots taken by the other kids after they had been coached by Michael.”
And even Southall himself did defend Owen’s actions earlier this year.
The 92-cap Wales goalkeeper – who reunited with Hutchinson a few years ago – added: “I think he was being ironic to be fair, but I think he was enjoying himself and being ironic.
“But the poor kid, he scored a squillion goals past him and I was thinking ‘give him a break’.
“On the day, Michael was okay and he’s always okay.
“People judge him on that and that’s not him.”
PIERCE O’LEARY is out to prove he is the true Man of Steel in the light-welterweight division.
On the world stage, Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney lead the pack while in Britain, he is building rivalries with Dalton Smith and Adam Azim.
All believe they are No 1 in the division but spectacled savage O’Leary — who fights Liam Dillion for the European title tonight at Portman Road — is in no doubt that he will rule them all soon.
Pundit Carl Frampton, a former European and two-weight world champion at super-bantamweight, said: “He’s got those glasses on and he looks like Clark Kent.
“Dillon is going to try and be aggressive and march Pierce O’Leary down but I think that suits Pierce.”
Dubliner O’Leary is based in Liverpool, where he trains under the highly regarded Joe McNally.
He is hoping for a homecoming — and reckons it will happen in the next eight months — but intends to ruthlessly take care of business in Ipswich first.
The man with nine knockouts for 16 wins is put to hit double figures in terms of stoppages as he hones in on Londoner Dillon (15-2-1), who has yet to be halted.
O’Leary said: “I’m co-main event and everyone will be tuning in. It’s my time to shine.
“I’m not disrespecting Liam but the way I’ve prepared in the gym, it’s going to be a fantastic night. You’ll see Superman. When my hands are getting wrapped you’ll see a different strategy.
“You’ll have Joe going in my ear, telling me what to do and I’m going out there to execute it.
“Once I perform, we’ll be bringing it back to Dublin and going for another big title, please God.”
The bill is topped by heavyweight Fabio Wardley’s dust-up with Justis Huni.
But there is further Irish interest on the card in the shape of a cruiserweight match-up between Belfast’s Steven Ward and Cork-Cuban Mike Perez.
Ward is coming off a win over pal Tommy McCarthy, sending him into retirement, while Perez has found a home at Dublin’s Celtic Warrior Gym and is aiming to set the scene on fire again aged 39.
Meanwhile, Galway’s Thomas O’Toole will headline a bill at Boston’s famous Fenway Park tonight — the first time the ballpark has hosted boxing since 1956.
Local legend, ‘Boston Bomber’ Tony DeMarco, beat Vince Martinez over ten rounds 69 years ago.
Now O’Toole, who relocated to Massachusetts after turning pro, is next in line.
The Kid, 13-0, meets Vaughn Alexander (19-12-2), a 39-year-old known as The Animal, at the home of the Boston Red Sox.
TOTTENHAM have sacked three members of Ange Postecoglou’s coaching staff following the Aussie manager’s dismissal yesterday.
Postecoglou was relieved of his duties in North London yesterday despite leading Spurs to a first trophy in over 17 years this season.
The 59-year-old said his “overriding emotion is one of pride” following his dismissal, while Spurs claimed the decision to sack the former Celtic boss was one the “toughest” the board has had to make.
Now the search for a new manager is underway and Spurs are already clearing the decks for their number one target – Brentford gaffer Thomas Frank.
The Telegraph have revealed that Postecoglou’s assistants Nick Montgomery, Sergio Raimundo and Mile Jedinak have all been axed too.
However, senior assistant coach Matt Wells and goalkeeper coach Rob Burch have remained in their roles.
Sporting director Johan Lange is leading the search for Spurs’ new boss with Bees gaffer Frank, 51, thought to be the front-runner for the position.
It’s claimed that Frank is keen on taking the job at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and would want to bring members of his coaching staff along with him.
Although the Dane is Spurs’ preferred candidate, the club are reportedly “carefully assessing” their options with Fulham‘s Marco Silva and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola also in the frame.
It’s widely understood that Spurs would have to fork out around £10m to release Frank from his current deal with Brentford, which runs until 2027.
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Spurs have already had to splash the cash to get rid of Postecoglou, with the Aussie pocketing a rumoured £4m compensation fee on top of his £2m bonus for leading the club to Europa League glory.
Sporting director Lange and Frank have history, with the pair coaching together at Danish club Lyngby and maintaining a good relationship since those days.
Tottenham told fans in a statement that “news on the appointment of a new Head Coach will be announced in due course”.
Fans have hit back at Spurs for their decision to dismiss Postecoglou after winning the Europa League.
While club is also facing a dressing room revolt with players more likely to leave after Postecoglou’s exit, according to reports.
But the Spurs hierarchy reiterated that they cannot base their decisions off their performance in just one competition.
Their statement read: “Whilst winning the Europa League this season ranks as one of the club’s greatest moments, we cannot base our decision on emotions aligned to this triumph.
“It is crucial that we are able to compete on multiple fronts and believe a change of approach will give us the strongest chance for the coming season and beyond.
“This has been one of the toughest decisions we have had to make and is not a decision that we have taken lightly, nor one we have rushed to conclude.
“We have made what we believe is the right decision to give us the best chance of success going forward, not the easy decision.”
ANGE Postecoglou issued a statement just moments after being axed.
It read: “When I reflect on my time as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, my overriding emotion is one of pride.
“The opportunity to lead one of England’s historic football clubs and bring back the glory it deserves will live with me for a lifetime.
“Sharing that experience with all those who truly love this club and seeing the impact it had on them is something I will never forget.
“That night in Bilbao was the culmination of two years of hard work, dedication and unwavering belief in a dream.
“There were many challenges to overcome and plenty of noise that comes with trying to accomplish what many said was not possible.
“We have also laid the foundations that means this club should not have to wait 17 more years for their next success.
“I have enormous faith in this group of players and know there is much more potential and growth in them. I sincerely want to thank those who are the lifeblood of the club, the supporters.
“I know there were some difficult times, but I always felt that they wanted me to succeed and that gave me all the motivation I needed to push on.
“It’s important to acknowledge the hard working people at Spurs who gave me encouragement on a daily basis.
“And finally, I want to thank those who were with me every day for the last two years.
“A fantastic group of young men who are now legends of this football club and the brilliant coaches who never once doubted we could do something special.
“We are forever connected. Audere est Facere.”
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