The Premier League was set to launch its hall of fame on the 19th of March but that has been put on hold due to the ongoing global pandemic known as the coronavirus or covid19. Since the Premier League made the announcement in February to launch their hall of fame, fans have been suggesting their favourite stars and cult heroes be inducted into the hall of fame.
One of the frequent names mentioned is Alan Shearer. Alan Shearer was a former Southampton and Blackburn Rovers striker but is more known with is time with Newcastle due to the controversy surrounding his exit from Blackburn Rovers. He went on to be one of the Premier League’s all-time top goal scorers.
Shearer scored 260 goals in the Premier League and was known for his popular one hand raised celebration after scoring. He was a clinical set-piece specialist with his free-kicks and penalties. He scored a total of 58 penalties. He had a decent record for the three lions as he scored 30 goals in 60 appearances.
The now football pundit’s greatest achievement as a footballer was winning the Premier League title in 1995 with Blackburn Rovers. He formed a great partnership with Chris Sutton which propelled Blackburn to the summit of the League at the end of the season. He recorded a total of 34 goals that season.
At the end of the following season, he made a shocking move to Newcastle after scoring 31 goals in 35 games. His moved to Newcastle was dubbed “The King Return Homes”. The Tyneside native returns to his hometown club and spent 10 years at the club. He made a brief return in the 2008/2009 season in an attempt to save his club from relegation.
Shearer has since become a football pundit for BBC, Sky Sports, the Champions League and the Premier League. He currently holds several goal-scoring records in the Premier League including most hat-tricks and most penalties scored.
He is Newcastle United’s Premier League top scorer with 206 goals with 30 of those goals in European Competitions.
Alan Shearer is certainly a worthy contender for the Premier League hall of fame
