Newcastle striker Alan Shearer announced his retirement from football on this day in 2006. Shearer scored 206 goals in 404 appearances for Newcastle, eclipsing Jackie Milburn’s record to become the club’s top goalscorer. In domestic competitions, he scored 379 goals in 733 appearances and his Premier League record of 260 goals stands to this day. Shearer made his England debut in 1992 and went on to score 30 goals in 63 appearances before retiring from international football after Euro 2000. Shearer was awarded an OBE in 2001 and a CBE in 2016 for charitable services to the community in the north east.

Source: Express April 22, 2021 05:03 UTC