Alan Shearer
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"Alan Shearer" Officer of the Order of the British Empire/OBE, Deputy Lieutenant/DL is an English retired Association football/footballer. He played as a forward (association football)/striker in the Premier League/top level of English league football for Southampton F.C./Southampton, Blackburn Rovers F.C./Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United F.C./Newcastle United and for the England national football team/England national team. He was widely regarded as one of the world's best strikers, being both Newcastle's and the Premier League's Premier League Top Scorers/record goalscorer. Since retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer has worked as a television pundit (expert)/pundit for the BBC. In 2009, he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their Newcastle United F.C. season 2008–09/2008–09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation.

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There's no doubt he can finish as top scorer, and I sincerely hope he does. I would be more than happy is Michael were to take that away from me.

Confidence is not very high at the moment.

We battled away at times, but we are not creating chances and that is very disappointing.

I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.

One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

I remember that one.

He was one of a few reasons [to join].

Our season starts now. Whatever has happened in the previous month or so, it's gone. We can't change that. Our season starts as of Saturday against Fulham.

At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.