Michael Owen has revealed he still "resents" David Beckham for his red card at the 1998 World Cup.
Golden Balls was sent off during England's clash with Argentina in France for a petulant kick-out at Diego Simeone. And the Three Lions would eventually go crashing out of the tournament in that game, despite Owen netting a wonder goal.
Speaking on William Hill’s Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast, Owen said: “Firstly, I don’t believe David Beckham’s kick out at Diego Simeone should’ve been a red card, but that is irrelevant. He made a mistake and that is where my resentment lies.
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“For a lot of players you only get one shot at a World Cup, and he made a big mistake – he would admit that. You could say that it contributed to us being knocked out and that is a big thing.
“You can resent a lot of things if you use that word, and I do resent a lot of things. Paul Ince missed a penalty and I resent him choosing to shoot the ball one way instead of the other, in the same way I resent Beckham making the decision to kick out at Simeone.
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“I resent his actions for all manner of reasons. It was a mistake that only he made and it makes you think that if he hadn’t done it, we could have beaten Argentina.
"I’m absolutely convinced that we would’ve beaten them with 11 men because we were the better team. We had an unbelievable team so of course I think to myself what could have been."
Owen would go onto appear for England in both the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, but neither side would be able to crack the World Cup code.
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