Emma Raducanu won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after a memorable year on the tennis court that saw her become the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam title.
Michael Owen offered his own congratulations by posting a picture of himself winning the same award back in 1998, also at the age of 19.
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He said: "Congratulations to [Emma Raducanu] who thoroughly deserves to be crowned Sports Personality of the Year 2021.
"Makes me feel very old that she's the same age as I was waaaaay back in 1998."
The former Liverpool striker burst onto the scene with a wonder goal against Argentina at that year's World Cup, while he also ended the year with the Premier League Golden Boot, scoring 18 goals.
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It would be safe to say that Owen's nostalgic tweet was not taken as seriously as he would've liked, with a series of hilarious replies.
One user posted a picture of his dog with the caption: "Congratulations Emma, here's a picture of my dog after winning the first British amateur canine boxing title in 2006."
There was another animal-related tweet by a user who clearly had a hoot winning his own award back in the 1980s, and said: "Congratulations Emma, here's a picture of me winning the best tame tawny owl in Ferndale competition in 1982."
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Meanwhile, another hungry-looking fellow replied with: "Well done Emma here's a picture of me eating a sausage roll a few weeks back."
These were amidst hundreds of comments along similar lines, and let's hope Michael laughed just as much as we did!
Featured Image Credit:Topics: Emma Raducanu, Tennis, Michael Owen
