'Cheeky, confident and fearless' - Owen recalls Rooney at Euro 2004

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Former England striker Michael Owen reminisces over the impact "fearless" 18-year-old Wayne Rooney had for England at Euro 2004, saying the striker had the mentality of a "street footballer".

Owen, who partnered Rooney up front in the tournament, fondly remembers the time Rooney chipped the goalkeeper in one of his first training sessions for the Three Lions.

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