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In a victory for both medical science and Michael Owen, the footballer made his return to the sport nearly a year after suffering a horrific injury to his knee when playing in the World Cup.
Two events partly soured his comeback though; one was the 1-0 defeat his club, Newcastle, suffered to Reading, and the other was the ongoing controversy surrounding his club's threatened personal injury claim against the Football Association.
The potential personal injury claim is based on the argument that as Owen was on England duty when he suffered the injury, Newcastle, who continued to pay the player's wages while he was injured, should receive compensation from the FA.
Newcastle have also said that they have a valid compensation claim for the injury treatment and injury rehabilitation costs they have met for the injured player.
Owen is not the only sportsmen making personal injury claim news at the moment. Australian rugby star, Andrew Johns, recently had his career ended by a spinal cord injury.
Once doctors had advised Johns that no amount of spinal injury rehabilitation or treatment would fix the problem he announced his decision to retire. Speculation has mounted that he will be making a personal injury claim against his insurers for loss of future earnings.
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