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
The FA Cup means a lot. There is a real passion here for the competition which you don't get elsewhere. It's a love affair. It's part and parcel of living up here. People might think I'm daft, but I'm not wrong; I'd rather win the Cup than the League.
I've turned down Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus and Manchester United to play here. I hope everyone already knows how much it means to me to play for Newcastle United.
You should always give 100%. If you do that then no-one can ask any more of you. Someone once said to me when I was a kid: 'If you're asked to do ten sprints, by all means do 11 but never do nine because you're only cheating yourself'.
It's a very good win, there was a lot of pressure on us for obvious reasons. We proved tonight we mean business. We want to go all the way and win it.
There's no way the future's over for Martin Keown, Tony Adams or David Seaman.
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.