Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer, CBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He is Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. He 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth13 August 1970
CityGosforth, England
There's no way the future's over for Martin Keown, Tony Adams or David Seaman.
No money in the world can buy a white England shirt.
You only get one chance of an England debut.
I still get butterflies when England are playing.
If you take the money away, a lot of the footballers would still be playing football. So, the money has nothing to do with it.
I don't watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.
I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.
I'd like to play for Newcastle United before I retire. The club is in my blood.
As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.
I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.
I have never wanted to go abroad before but you can never say never in football.
If people are going to write bad things about me because it makes news, I can brush it aside because I've had this for 10 years. I'm big enough and strong enough to cope with it. It's what comes with being Alan Shearer.
I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.
Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.