A 46 minute documentary following Michael Owen the year after his devastating injury in the 2006 World Cup finals, through to his triumphant international return for the England national team.

At just 27 years of age, Michael Owen has already achieved more than most sportsmen achieve in a lifetime - winning major trophies with Liverpool, being capped 80 times for England, playing in three World Cup tournaments and winning the coveted European Footballer of the Year title. But his career was cruelly interrupted with a horrific knee injury, when he ruptured his cruciate ligament playing for England at the World Cup, keeping him sidelined for a whole season.

This documentary follows the striker's fight for fitness as he travels to America for revolutionary surgery on his knee and battles to return to the football field. Finally back to full health, Michael returns to the England starting lineup against Brazil in the side's first match at the new Wembley.

Away from the pitch, Owen's passion is for horses and horse racing, and cameras follow the striker's multimillion pound project to create a state-of-the-art horse training facility. Having invested £5,000,000 in a rundown 158-acre dairy farm in the Cheshire countryside, Michael and the staff at the stable strive to bring his dream to fruition. With unlimited access to Owen, his family and friends, this documentary uncovers the story of one of Britain's true sporting heroes.

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