Newcastle's Shearer named Player of the Decade


By Matthew Jones
April 28 2003

Newcastle United's Alan Shearer has added the Player of the Decade award to the Domestic Player of the Decade and Outstanding Contribution to the FA Premier League awards he won earlier this month. He is also likely to win the Tyne Talk fan's player of the season award!

Shearer nets another award..

Newcastle United skipper Alan Shearer has been named the Premiership Player of the Decade.

He was last night presented with a trophy at the PFA awards dinner. Shearer has already won the Domestic Player of the Decade and Outstanding Contribution to the FA Premier League this month.

The Premier League chief executive, Richard Scudamore, said: "Alan Shearer stood out over our first 10 years because of his enduring quality and phenomenal goal scoring record."

Shearer said: "It is a tremendous honour to have been voted the Overall Best Player in the FA Premier League over the past 10 seasons and I would like to sincerely thank all of the people who were kind enough to vote for me.

"Given the number of top-quality players who have graced our League since its inception, it really fills me with immense pride to have been given this award."

Shearer is also likely to win the Tyne Talk fan's player of the season award!

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