A serious knee injury put him out for five months in his second season, and Newcastle have rarely threatened to win the title since. They also suffered dismal defeats in FA Cup finals against Arsenal and Manchester United in 1998 and 1999.
Shearer retired from internationals after Euro 2000 to concentrate on club football but his final six years in the black and white shirt yielded no medals. He continued to score goals regularly and was persuaded to postpone his retirement for one last season. In February, Shearer passed the Newcastle record of Jackie Milburn with his 201st goal against Portsmouth. His farewell was ruined by a knee ligament injury sustained at Sunderland on Monday which put him out for the remainder of the season. Typically he signed off with a goal in a 4-1 victory over Newcastle's arch-rivals which took his tally at the club to 206.
The father-of-three will now step away from full-time football. He plans to spend more time with his family, play more golf and pursue a career in the media which will take him to the World Cup in Germany.
For now, though, he will be remembered as one of the greatest goal-scorers in British soccer history.
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Thread: Alan Shearer retires!
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22-04-2006, 10:51 AM #1
Alan Shearer retires!
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Read about this in The Sun this morning. Goodbye to definately the best player ever to play in the Premiership so far as well as an excellent player for his country.
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22-04-2006, 11:01 AM #3-Paul Guest
Wouldn't say the best player ever to play in the Premiership?
He will be missed though.Last edited by -Paul; 22-04-2006 at 11:02 AM.
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I don't know why everyone is making a big fuss over it. He's only got 3 games left, and he was gonig to retire at the end of the season anyway. It isn't a life altering injury...but he was a great veteran player!
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He is the best player to play Premiership in my opinion, mainly because he's been there since the Premiership first started off, and is the longest serving player in it.
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Was one of the best english football players that lived...
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He's been loyal to newcastle, 10 years there. scoring over 200 goals.
Shame he will miss his testimonial
Least newcastle can still get in europe though
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Andy Cole mate.. Man United & Newcastle legend. Still playing now, what a guy..
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