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ENGLAND'S GREATEST LION
LIAM NEWMAN replays his schoolboy memories that made it a no-contest for his choice of all-time favourite No.9

Shearer scores at Euro 96

He might have gone on to form a post-playing career as one of the most tedious pundits in the history of sports broadcasting, but I’ll always remember Alan Shearer as my first England hero. Being born in 1989 spared me the heartache of Italia ‘90 and embarrassments of Euro ‘92 and the non-existent World Cup ’94. The first tournament of my recollection was Euro ’96, and what a fantastic first gl...

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