LONDON -- It usually means the kiss of death for a coach and it is almost unprecedented for a player to be given a vote of confidence, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken up for his non-striking striker Michael Owen, who has come under fire after failing to score since his arrival from Liverpool this summer.
It is said there are more politics at Bernabeu Stadium than at the White House and many feel Perez was forced to give his backing to the England international because it was his decision to buy the player.