RE: football
I feel sorry for Shearer. In many ways, he's probably one of the most un-decorated, underachieving players in the history of football. Apart from one Premier League champions medal with Blackburn Rovers (how times change) in 1995, he's really had nothing except from a couple of FA Cup runners-up medals in 1998 and 1999. His career would have been so different if he had decided to sign for Man United instead of Newcastle in 1996. I often wondered if Shearer even thins 'If only...'