Owen got free holiday, soccer forgery trial told

ONE of the men accused of making thousands of pounds by selling forged signatures of sports stars organised a free holiday for England striker Michael Owen, a court heard yesterday.

Owen got free holiday, soccer forgery trial told

Faisal Madani, 43, organised the family trip in the summer of 2004 for the Newcastle forward, and later asked him to provide some autographs, Owen said.

Yesterday at Chester Crown Court the jury heard that Madani, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, was friends with many Premier League football players and attended last year’s wedding of England centre-back John Terry.

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