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I still get butterflies when England are playing.

Alan Shearer

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Alan Shearer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 13
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There was a big possibility that I would have had to leave Newcastle had Ruud Gullit stayed as manager.
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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.
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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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