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I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.

Alan Shearer

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Alan Shearer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 13
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I've got two girls. I like to play golf. Apart from that there's not a lot goes on in my life. So I am boring, aren't I?
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People are very proud of Newcastle, very proud to come from here. This is a working class City and they just want to enjoy themselves and live life to the full. They work all week, pick their wages up at the end of the week and they spend it over a weekend by having a good time and watching the football. That's our life.
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