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Alan Shearer- Former Footballer

Alan Shearer- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Alan Shearer was born in England on August 13^th, 1970.
In his youth he played for Southampton.
During his senior career he played for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
He played for England U21 where he scored 13 goals in 11 games.
For England he scored 30 goals in 63 games as a striker.
“You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it’s completely different.”- Alan Shearer

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Edinson Cavani- Footballer

Edinson Cavani- Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Edinson Cavani was born in Uruguay on February 14^th, 1987.
In his youth he played for Danubio.
He is a striker.
During his senior career for Danubio and Palermo where he was loaned out to Napoli.
Having been a part of Napoli from 2011-2013, he joined Paris Saint-Germain from 2013-2020.
Since 2020 he has been a part of Manchester United.
He has played for Uruguay U20, Uruguay U23 and Uruguay.

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Pelé- Former Footballer

Pelé- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

Pelé was born in Brazil on October 23^rd, 1940.
In his youth he played for Bauru.
During his senior career he played for Santos at New York Cosmos.
He played 92 games for Brazil and scored 77 goals.
There’s no doubt that he was possibly the best striker in history.
“Everything is practice.”- Pelé
“I always think I would become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player.”- Pelé

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