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- Alan Shearer CBE is one of the all-time legends of English football and remains the greatest ever goalscorer in the Premier League with 260 goals. A childhood Newcastle United fan, he started his career playing for Southampton F.C. in 1988, but five years later was snapped up by Blackburn Rovers. Whilst there, he scored over 30 goals in three consecutive seasons and was part of Blackburn Rovers' only Premier League winning team in 1995. While playing for England under Terry Venables, he was also the top scorer of Euro '96 with five goals from playing in five games. Shearer became one of the most sought-after strikers in the world but he resisted the chance of a lucrative move to a foreign club or Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, and in 1996 he quit Blackburn to go back to the North East to become captain of Newcastle United. He joined the 'Geordies' in a deal worth £15 million - a then-world record.
He married his wife Lainya at the age of just 20 on June 8th 1991. He has two daughters, Chloe and Hollie. Quietly spoken, Shearer rejected much of the 'showbusiness' side of footballing fame, preferring to spend time with his family. As a consequence, the British tabloids branded him 'boring'. With good humour he capitalised on this image with an amusing advert for McDonalds and a cameo in the British comedy 'The Match' (1999). Because of his good looks and muscular physique, modest Alan was regularly voted 'Britain's Hunkist Footballer', much to his embarrassment.
Since retiring from football in 2006, he has been a regular football pundit on the BBC, often working with his England goal-scoring predecessor Gary Lineker.- IMDb Mini Biography By: tigon - Alan Shearer is an English retired footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and the England National Football Team. He was Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. Shearer was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. In 1996, he was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2004 Shearer was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseLainya Arnold(June 8, 1991 - present) (3 children)
- Strong Newcastle (Geordie) accent
- His five goals from five games for England at UEFA Euro '96 made him the tournament's top goalscorer.
- He was an expert penalty taker.
- He made his England debut in 1992, became national captain in 1996, and retired from international playing in 2000.
- He scored 30 goals in 63 internationals.
- At Euro '96 he scored against Switzerland in England's 1-1 draw, he scored a strong header in the 2-0 victory against Scotland, he scored two goals against Holland (of which one was a penalty) and a header against Germany in the semi-final that ended 1-1.
- There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties. I don't fear taking them - it's a great opportunity for a forward to score a goal.
- The best England team I played in was the one under Terry Venables before Euro 96. Terry's knowledge and tactical know-how were spot-on and he knew how to get the best out of us too. We responded to him, believed in him and played some outstanding football in that tournament. The fact he was English was no coincidence. Glenn Hoddle had the same impact to a lesser extent. They both knew how to create a positive attitude and the right tactical framework.
- I do not care if a footballer is paid £1,000 or £100,000 a week. He wants to win, wants success on the field and needs to look back on his career with a cupboard full of medals to display.
- Every single club, whether you're Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, they always go out and buy one or two players, you have to freshen up. I remember when we won the league with Blackburn in '95 and then the next season we didn't improve and that cost us.
- Winning is a great habit to have.
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