Shearer rated as England's finest http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4231891.stm Newcastle manager Graeme Souness paid tribute to Alan Shearer after the 34-year-old striker scored his 250th Premiership goal. The veteran was on target against Manchester City and afterwards Souness said: "Alan Shearer is the greatest centre forward England has ever had. "He scores every type of goal imaginable. He really is a phenomenon. "He sets an example to everyone at our club, which is why I so badly want him to extend his career." Shearer, who is planning to retire at the end of the current season, is now just 14 goals short of Jackie Milburn's all-time goalscoring record. Kevin Keegan, now in charge of Manchester City, bought Shearer from Blackburn in 1996 when he was in charge of Newcastle. "He is a very special player. I totally agree with Graeme's assessment of his standing in the English game and I would doubly underline it for good measure," said Keegan. "He has now scored 250 Premiership goals in a career where he has suffered two very serious injuries. "Without those you could have been talking somewhere in the region of 300. "He is 14 goals away from Jackie Milburn's record now and I wouldn't bet against him equalling it in the very last game of the season, at St James' Park." -- Carlos Moya－He is a lover,not a fighter. --

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