Biggest regrets? Michael Owen picks two tournaments England’s ‘Golden Generation’ of David Beckham & Co should have won
Goal | 23.05.2026 02:00
With Sven-Goran Eriksson at the helm by 2002, England boasted a star-studded squad that included the likes of Owen, Beckham, Ashley Cole and Steven Gerrard. Ronaldinho and Brazil dashed more World Cup dreams, before Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney were added to the pot for a European Championship bid in 2004 - which delivered more penalty pain against Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo, and his iconic wink, was at it again two years later in 2006.
