Former football star, Michael Owen has revealed that his son, James Owen, (13) suffers from a degenerative eye condition and will never be...
Former football star, Michael Owen has revealed that his son,
James Owen, (13) suffers from a degenerative eye condition and will never be a
footballer.
Owen told The Times
:''He will never be a footballer. My son's got an eye condition. I've never
said this. I don't want a big headline. Clinically, he's blind. He's got
Stargardt disease, a degeneration of his retina. I used to go and watch him and
bollock him about his positioning.
'He can't see the
ball until it's five yards away. As much as every father wants their son to
play, it is almost a relief to me.
'Everyone always asks, "Is he going to be a
footballer" and then I stand on the side of the pitch and hear, 'He's not
as good as his dad.'
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