Michael Owen and David Beckham were two of the most exciting player of the England squad in the late 1990s. Owen was just 18 when he broke into the senior national squad and was both the youngest player and the youngest goal scorer for several years.
Meanwhile, Beckham was the Manchester United wonderkid with a pop star wife and model good looks as well his talent on the pitch.
Beckham had made his England debut two years before Owen, aged just 21 but had already been playing first team football for Manchester United for four years.
Both players were selected for the squad that made it through to the 1998 World Cup finals - their first major tournament - and this was the competition that launched Owen onto the international scene when he
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