Newcastle have threatened to go to court to prevent England calling up Michael Owen for June's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier in Estonia.
The Premiership club are in the midst of a bitter dispute with the Football Association over compensation for the knee injury the 27-year-old striker suffered at last summer's World Cup.
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