Re: Premiership - La Liga - Serie A 05-06
Michael Owen: Liverpool to NewCastle (via Madrid)
Real Madrid striker Michael Owen has signed a four-year deal with Newcastle United and will undergo a medical later on Tuesday. The 25-year-old England striker met with Newcastle representatives at a secret location in Northumberland, having also held talks with former club Liverpool on Monday.
The 25-year-old will undergo a medical later on Tuesday and is set to complete his move from Real Madrid for a club record fee of more than £15 million ($27.11 million). Owen was sold to Real Madrid for £8million and Liverpool were not interested in paying more than that for him.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=341121&cc=5739
Owen played with Liverpool for years and then he started searching new clubs to win Champions League. He once stated that Liverpool can not win Champions League. He switched to Madrid who had a good record of either winning Spanish league or champions league for so many years. With Owen, they failed to win even a single title. Meanwhile Liverpool won the Champions League without Owen. 
==>> Conspiracy Theory: If a club wants to win Champions League, get rid of Owen. :clown:
Now provided that Owen is out of the squad, Madrid may have a good chance of winning something this season. NewCastle are already facing a bad run and I cannot say if Owen can help them somehow.