On 24th November 2017, times have changed since the days when the best career an ex-pro footballer could hope for was to run a pub.
Michael Owen earned a bob or two playing for some of the top sides in Europe and on retirement turned his attention to the racetrack as a owner and breeder of race-horses. And on Friday November 24th 2017 in the 12.15 at Ascot the 37-year-old former England international made his debut as a jockey. He lost over a stone in a month to make the weight and rode Calder Prince to second place in the Prince's Countryside Fund race. Afterwards, he said he was 'chuffed' and likened it to playing in the World Cup quarter-finals against Brazil - I guess because England finished second in that one as well!
Michael Owen, England was 18 years and 190 days old when, England were trailing 1-0 against Romania in the 1998 World Cup. England forward Michael Owen, scored in the 83rd, last minute to equalise for England. and although England lost the match with Romania, Michael Owen, at the age of 18 years and 190 days, became England’s youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup and third in the all-time list. With goals in the UEFA Euro 2000, the 2002 World Cup and also Euro 2004, Michael Owen is the only player to have scored in four consecutive major tournaments for England.
The youngest footballer to score in a FIFA Women’s World Cup was Elena Danilova, who played for Russia in the 2003 Women’s World Cup and scored in Russia’s 7-1 defeat against eventual champions Germany in the quarter-finals. She was 16 years and 107 days old on that day. Elena went on to play 52 matches for Russia in a career marred by injuries. She played her final match against Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2018.
The oldest player to have scored a goal in a World Cup is Roger Milla of Cameroon who did it against Russia at the age of 42 years during the 1994 edition in the US. Topically, Ronaldo, who is due to retire!! already holds the record for being the all-time top scorer in men's football with 118 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo, of Portugal, celebrates after scoring their team’s first goal via a penalty during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group H match, between Portugal and Ghana at Stadium 974 on November 24, 2022, in Doha, Qatar. At 37 years old he becomes the first player to score in five FIFA World Cup editions. He scored in the 65th minute, taking his tally in 5 tournaments to 8 goals.
Pele is the youngest footballer to score a goal at the men's FIFA World Cup. The Brazilian striker was 17 years and 239 days old when he scored his first World Cup goal during the quarter-final match against Wales in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
This World Cup, the intrepid England pair of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka carved out their own slices of FIFA World Cup history in a comprehensive victory for Gareth Southgate’s team over IR Iran on Monday. Midfielder Bellingham headed home England’s opening goal on 35 minutes to enter the record books as his national side’s second youngest World Cup scorer, at the age of 19 years and 145 days. Saka, the forward from Arsenal, needed only eight minutes to join Bellingham among England's three youngest World Cup marksmen. The player, aged 21y 77d, struck a bouncing ball into the roof of the net from 14 yards to displace Dele Alli from the metaphorical podium. What ever happened to him?
On 25 August 2022, Alli joined Turkish team, Besiktas, on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season with an option to buy for the Turkish club.
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