Key Takeaways Scoring at St James Park fulfilled a childhood dream for Alan Shearer after supporting Newcastle United from the terraces.
But it wasn’t just his home stadium that brought joy, as Wembley Stadium provided Shearer with the ultimate honour of captaining England under the famous arches.
The ‘electric’ atmosphere at San Siro during a Champions League match against Inter Milan also left a lasting impression on Shearer. ✕ Remove Ads
To go from standing on the terraces to scoring goals at St James Park, becoming Newcastle’s all-time record goalscorer in the process is a fairytale that only Alan Shearer may ever experience. In 405 appearances, the Geordie paragon scored 206 times in the black and white of the Magpies. But his influence wasn’t only felt on the banks of the river Tyne.
Being the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer, and having found himself venturing into European competition on the odd occasion, Shearer took his goalscoring exploits on a tour, and thus his experience of stadiums from all corners of the globe is impressive, too. And with that in mind, there aren’t too many out there with a better opinion on what makes a good football venue.
Talking to Coral, as per The Mag, the striker-turned-pundit was quizzed about his favourites, and the full list and reason behind each pick has been deluged below.
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St James’ Park
Newcastle United
Born in Gosforth, just 2.1 miles away from St James’ Park, there was no way Shearer could ever do this list without paying homage to his adoptive home. Although his list of favourite stadiums wasn’t done in order, it’s not difficult to work out that the Magpie’s fortress is his number-one choice.