Alan Shearer believes his long-standing Premier League tally of 260 goals will fall eventually, singling out Manchester City's Erling Haaland as the prime contender to surpass it. Looking back over his path from Southampton to a title win with Blackburn and a legendary decade at Newcastle, Shearer also reflected on his brief, unsuccessful eight-game managerial stint that ended in Newcastle's 2009 relegation. Rather than pursuing life in the dugout, he forged a massive media presence across television and audio. Today, he balances high-profile television punditry on Match of the Day with appearances on The Rest Is Football podcast alongside Gary Lineker and Micah Richards.
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Shearer believes Erling Haaland has the potential to break his all-time Premier League sc…: Shearer believes Erling Haaland has the potential to break his all-time Premier League scoring record if he stays in England.
A brief interim managerial spell in 2009 ended in relegation for Newcastle and steered Sh…: A brief interim managerial spell in 2009 ended in relegation for Newcastle and steered Shearer away from coaching.
Decades after retiring, the former striker maintains immense local fame while enjoying a…: Decades after retiring, the former striker maintains immense local fame while enjoying a prominent career as a football pundit.
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Shearer discusses scoring record, MOTD & a brush with Cardiff
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Alan Shearer knows that if he wants to preserve his record as the Premier League's all-time record goalscorer, it would be helpful if Erling Haaland moved away from the English top flight.
The former Newcastle United and England striker scored 260 Premier League goals across his 14 years in the league.
Haaland has netted 120 Premier League goals in four-and-a-bit seasons and should he stay with Manchester City - and City stay in the league - it is feasible the Norwegian could surpass Shearer's tally.
However, Shearer acknowledges that if Haaland does not break the record, someone else likely will.
Before Haaland it was England forward Harry Kane closing in on the number. But his sum of 213 goals halted after he swapped Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich in 2023.
"I'm sure it will be broken one day, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts," Shearer told the Football Interview.
"If we can get Haaland out to Real Madrid or somewhere like that in the next couple of…
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