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Footballer Michael Owen on son's sight loss: 'I'd swap eyes with him if I could'

Footballer Michael Owen on son's sight loss: 'I'd swap eyes with him if I could'

Former England striker Michael Owen says he would "swap eyes" with his son if it was possible to help the teenager see again.

James Owen, 17, who hoped to follow in his father's footsteps, was diagnosed with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition, when he was eight.

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