Michael Jackson Isn't Dead, He Just Retired Because of a Knee Injury

For some strange reason, everyone across the world has been saying that Michael Jackson died last June and been praising him as the "King of Pop."

But that's incorrect, because Michael Jackson is not a popstar, he's a football (soccer) player who just happened to retire due to a persistent knee injury!

So not only is the diagnosis that he is dead totally false, but the date of such an apparent death is also vastly incorrect.

"Jacko" retired due to this knee problem in January, which is quite a far stretch from the tabloid media and their claims that Michael Jackson was found dead in Los Angeles in June 2009.

Heck, even the location is wrong!

Michael Jackson was not in Los Angeles or even the USA that June, he was resting up with a holiday in the (less than) delightful Shrewsbury, England.

If you do not know about the worldwide phenomenon that is Michael Jackson, here is a little bit of information about him.

Michael Jackson (born 4 December 1973 in Runcorn ,Cheshire ) is a retired English professional football defender.

Jackson started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 1992. During his development at Crewe, Jackson went on to play for his home town club Runcorn FC, during a loan spell and played several key games for Runcorn FC in the GM Vauxhall Conference.

He signed for Bury in August 1993 on a free transfer where he stayed until 1997 making 125 league appearances and scoring nine goals.

In March 1997, he signed for Preston North End for a fee of £125,000.

In seven years at the club, he made 251 league appearances and scored 17 goals. While at Preston, he had a one-month loan spell at Tranmere Rovers from December 2002 to January 2003.

Then, in May 2004, he signed for Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer, making 84 appearances in two years at the club. In June 2006, Jackson joined Blackpool on a free transfer.

Jackson scored his first goal for Blackpool on 19 August 2006, in an 4-2 league win at Bristol City . He became an instrumental part of the Blackpool team and captained the side in their promotion to the English Championship in May 2007.

On 7 May 2008 he was released by Blackpool. He hadn't played for the club since late April 2008, after picking up an injury in February which kept him out for two months, before he made a late season comeback.

On 23 June 2008, it was reported that Jackson was about to sign a two-year contract with Shrewsbury . The deal was completed the following day.

Shrewsbury Town announced on 13 January 2010 that Jackson had retired from playing due to a persistent knee injury, as a specialist advised him not to risk his long-term health by continuing.

However, he will remain at the club until the end of the 2009-10 season in a coaching capacity.

So hopefully that clears things up a bit.

Michael Jackson is not dead, he is well and truly alive.

Unless you're thinking about the American Michael Jackson that is, 'cuz that's another story altogether.