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One soccer agent estimates that England forward Michael Owen’s open-market contract value has almost doubled since last year, from $44.8 million to $83 million. The 18-year-old has the potential to become “the Michael Jordan of football,” according to the sporting goods company that three weeks ago signed him to a six-year contract.
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