Michael Owen was back in surgery late last week to replace the screw in his broken metatarsal with a longer one, says today's Soarway Sun. It's unlikely he'll play before the end of the season.
It gives Sven a dilemma. The Newcastle striker won't have played football for five months before England's friendly against Hungary.
"You would not put your house on Michael Owen playing in the World Cup", said a club insider.
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The Sun, Mon 27 Mar 2006 at 7:12am
