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Owen relishing life at Real Madrid


MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -- England striker Michael Owen was given a warm welcome by Real Madrid players and fans on Thursday when he took part in his first training session since signing last week.

Around 500 fans were waiting to greet the former Liverpool player who joined Real in a whirlwind transfer for 12 million euros ($14.84m) late last week.

Owen was chaperoned by England colleague David Beckham at the Las Rozas training facility, where he met club captain Raul, Zinedine Zidane and his new team-mates.

Owen and Beckham were cheered by the fans as they jogged round the pitch together with the other players who had been on international duty this week.

The pair, who both scored in England's 3-0 win over Ukraine on Wednesday, could soon be joined by compatriot Jonathan Woodgate.

The Newcastle United defender is poised to make a 22-million euro move to Real according to newspaper reports in Spain.


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