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During the summer, David Ginola and Les Ferdinand were sold to Tottenham Hotspur, while in a pre-season friendly match, Alan Shearer sustained a horrific ankle injury which would keep him out for half the season. [1]
The return of Alan Shearer from a long-term injury saw him make a swift return to his superb form of old, with the 23-year-old hitman scoring 31 goals in the league, including both of Blackburn's goals in an early April win over Manchester United at Ewood Park.
Alan Shearer (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker.Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals.
Notable omissions from the Blackburn side were the previous season's top scorer Alan Shearer (who had a virus from eating seafood) and his new strike partner Chris Sutton, who had just joined them for a national record fee of £5 million. Also absent due to injury were Mike Newell, Kevin Gallacher, Paul Warhurst and David Batty.
Lineker and Shearer fronted the BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup tie between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.
There was a twist to the opening moments of the first Match of the Day show since Lineker confirmed his exit at the end of the season
Alan Shearer was the club's only signing in the 1996–97 pre-season. He arrived for a world record £15m fee. Keegan responded to the previous season's disappointment by breaking the world record transfer fee to sign centre forward Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers for £15 million. [10]
The BBC have confirmed there will be no presenter or pundits on Match of the Day this weekend