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Metro
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Metro
Shearer makes Alexander-Arnold prediction after 'disappointing' Real debut
Alan Shearer has 'no doubt' that Trent Alexander-Arnold will bounce back after his 'disappointing' debut for Real Madrid at the Club World Cup. However, the legendary striker is not convinced that Real can win the tournament after they struggled in their opening game in the USA. Following his highly-divisive Liverpool exit, Alexander-Arnold make his much-anticipated debut for Los Blancos on Wednesday against Al-Hilal. The Spanish giants were expected to ease to victory against the Saudi Pro League side but were held to a 1-1 draw after Federico Valverde had an injury-time penalty saved. Withdrawn after 65 minutes, the England right-back was solid yet unspectacular, struggling to make an offensive impact, though Shearer doesn't believe there's any cause for concern. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. 'I think it's clearly going to take time to get used to a new manager, new sort of ideas, what he wants to do,' the former England captain said on The Rest is Football podcast. 'Obviously, Trent is going to take time to understand and to get used to his surroundings, that's only normal. But he'll have bigger and better days than that. 'I think he'll be pleased that it's out of the way. He may be disappointed that he didn't do so well, the team didn't do so well, didn't get the right result. It'll get better there's no doubt.' The Al-Hilal draw also marked the debut of Real's new manager Xabi Alonso, who replaces Carlo Ancelotti after winning an invincible league and cup double with Bayer Leverkusen. Real went into the revamped Club World Cup as the favourites, with Shearer adding: 'They obviously want to do well and go deep into the tournament and win this tournament. 'Incredible day. To have made my debut for Real Madrid, it's something that I think almost every player dreams of. To be able to achieve that is huge for me,' the 26-year-old told DAZN after the Al-Hilal draw. 'Of course, there's some disappointment in there to have not won the game. 'That's the mentality you need to have as a Real Madrid player, to want and expect to win every game we play in. 'We're disappointed not to have done that, but there were a lot of positives, especially in the second half.' 'Whether they will have enough to win it, whether he [Alonso] will have enough time to get his ideas across to win it is another thing. I suspect maybe not. More Trending 'But they've hired him for how successful he's been. One of the big things that he has to get across is how he can manage the big superstars, the big egos at one of if not the biggest football club in the world.' Fellow England legend Gary Lineker concurred, saying: 'It'll be interesting to see if a relatively inexperienced manager, although a successful manager, can stand up, because you've got some big players there with huge egos and you've got to get them to buy into something. 'He has a certain way of playing, I'm sure he's flexible on that and you have to make do with what you've got. But it will be fascinating to see how it pans out, just in this tournament let alone the season to come.' Alexander-Arnold will next be in action when Real Madrid take on Mexican side Pachuca on Sunday before their final Group H clash against Red Bull Salzburg of Austria. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Cole Palmer makes surprise admission as he explains shirt number change MORE: Club World Cup match suspended again with fans told to leave stands and 'get inside' MORE: Timothy Weah reveals Juventus stars were forced into 'weird' Donald Trump meeting
BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 'What the hell is Alan Shearer doing in our park?'
BBC Radio Newcastle's Total Sport Newcastle United Podcast has been catching up with former footballer and club physiotherapist Paul Ferris, who spent a combined total of 18 years with the shared a tale about a time he took Alan Shearer to see a surgeon in France. The pair were in Paris with no training kit but the doctor analysing Shearer needed to inspect his knee in a training environment, meaning the star striker needed to borrow some shorts."Alan put these big khaki pants on and even with the belt on the lowest notch they were still twice his size," Ferris said. "But Dr Steadman told him to do some exercises in the park and I said 'the park over there, with all of the families in it? You do realise he is one of the most famous footballers in Europe?' And he just went 'it will be OK.'"Alan must've jogged about 10 yards before the first little French kid was shouting 'Shearer, Shearer' and by the time he'd ran back there must've been about 50 kids running behind Alan who looked like the pied piper of all these kids and when he stopped, they formed a big circle around him."We were then getting Alan to twist, turn and jump in a pair of trainers on a wet park and he's slipping and sliding everywhere and I guess those kids in France were like 'what the hell is Alan Shearer doing in our park?'"Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Who are the DAZN Club World Cup presenters and pundits as Gary Lineker joins channel
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. Scroll to find out the presenters and pundits for DAZN IN THE ZONE Who are the DAZN Club World Cup presenters and pundits as Gary Lineker joins channel Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE Club World Cup is finally here with DAZN hosting every match of the tournament in the US. There have been a load of changes to the Club World Cup format this year, in what will be the biggest tournament ever. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Who will win the new Club World Cup? Credit: Reuters 2 Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards are bringing a new podcast to DAZN It is no longer that short competition in the middle of the season where the best team in Europe takes on the best Asian and South American teams. It has been expanded from just eight teams into the new 32-team pre-season tournament that arrives this week. Who are the Club World Cup presenters and pundits for DAZN? DAZN have the main broadcast rights to the tournament and will host every match live across the tournament. Channel 5 also have rights to air 23 matches free-to-air in the UK. For DAZN, play-by-play voices will include Luke Wileman, Tony Husband, Andres Cantor and Kevin Egan. Alex Scott, Lauren Jbara and Katie Witham will host programmes on the network. WATCH EVERY MATCH OF THE CLUB WORLD CUP 2025 LIVE ON DAZN Studio analysis and co-commentary will come from the likes of Steve McManaman, Juan Pablo Angel, Brian Dunseth, Mo Adams, Conor Coady and Brad Guzan. Gary Lineker has now agreed a deal with DAZN after stepping down as presenter from BBC's Match of the Day that will see his The Rest Is Football Podcast broadcast highlights of the Club World Cup. The show, which features Alan Shearer and Micah Richards as co-hosts, will show the best bits from matches in the video version of the podcast. When is the Club World Cup, who is competing and how can I watch it?
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Who are the DAZN Club World Cup presenters and pundits as Gary Lineker joins channel
THE Club World Cup is finally here with DAZN hosting every match of the tournament in the US. There have been a load of changes to the Club World Cup format this year, in what will be the biggest tournament ever. 2 Who will win the new Club World Cup? Credit: Reuters 2 Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker and Micah Richards are bringing a new podcast to DAZN It is no longer that short competition in the middle of the season where the best team in Europe takes on the best Asian and South American teams. It has been expanded from just eight teams into the new 32-team pre-season tournament that arrives this week. Who are the Club World Cup presenters and pundits for DAZN? DAZN have the main broadcast rights to the tournament and will host every match live across the tournament. Channel 5 also have rights to air 23 matches free-to-air in the UK. READ MORE CLUB WORLD CUP For DAZN, play-by-play voices will include Luke Wileman, Tony Husband, Andres Cantor and Kevin Egan. Studio analysis and co-commentary will come from the likes of Steve McManaman, Juan Pablo Angel, Brian Dunseth, Mo Adams, Conor Coady and Brad Guzan. Most read in Sport Gary Lineker has now The show, which features Alan Shearer and When is the Club World Cup, who is competing and how can I watch it? The Club World Cup starts on June 14 with the final taking place on July 13. It is being held in 12 cities across the USA. The likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Man City are all in the tournament. TV coverage in the UK comes from DAZN, who will broadcast every match, and free-to-air Channel 5, who will house 23 matches. Alternatively, SunSport will live blog select matches - including all Chelsea and Man City games and the latter stages. Here's everything you need to know about the Club World Cup.
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Alan Shearer takes aim at Ruben Amorim after Man United manager said missing Europe could benefit club
Alan Shearer has hit back at Ruben Amorim 's claim that Manchester United 's lack of European football next season could be an 'advantage.' After United finished a worst-ever 15th in the Premier League and lost to Spurs in the Europa League Final, Amorim said from United's postseason tour in Malaysia that missing out on the Champions League could allow the club to better prepare for games. However, Shearer chafed at the suggestion and said 'one small advantage' was overpowered by 'eight or nine disadvantages' to missing out on Europe. 'I can only think of one advantage and the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages,' he said after being asked about Amorim's remarks. 'The advantages are - Newcastle sort of sampled that this season - where two seasons ago, they struggled with injuries, didn't have a big enough squad, and that sort of hurt them. 'That's the only advantage,' he added, while promoting the Premier League Summer Series. 'There are some negatives, so many negatives, I should say, about not being in Europe, particularly in the Champions League. One is obviously attracting the very best, because the best want to play in there. Financially. 'You as a manager, you as a player, you as a fan, want to see the very best, which is in Europe. So there's one small advantage. Other than that, there's probably eight or nine disadvantages.' Despite Man United's historically poor performance last season, they've managed to sign £62.5m ($85million) attacker Matheus Cunha from Wolves, and are in talks for Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo as well. Nonetheless, Shearer stressed that United's preseason - which will include stops in North America alongside Everton, Bournemouth and West Ham - will be 'massive' as Amorim looks to find his footing. On the other hand, Shearer's old club Newcastle are back in the Champions League after finishing fifth, and he doesn't feel as though they're that far off from winning their first English league title since 1927. 'You have to strengthen when you're at your strongest and Newcastle are in a really strong position by winning a trophy and qualifying for the Champions League,' he said. 'So I guess if they were to get three or maybe four players in that can play first team football or challenge to get into first team, then yeah, they can challenge. They're not that far away.' The Magpies ended a 56-year trophy drought by beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, and Shearer thinks the weight of that drought being lifted will only help his former club. 'I think the longer you've gone without success, the harder it becomes. And it's been really difficult for Newcastle, and I sort of played my part in that by getting to two FA Cup Finals and not winning, and getting to a semifinal and not winning that either. And Newcastle last year, getting to the Carabao Cup final, not winning it,' he said. 'And it becomes difficult, because everyone's talking about how long it is, and then the pressure mounts. But now they've been able to do that, I would hope that with the experience they've had of winning it, it's only going to stand them in good stead. So I I would hope and I would expect, that Newcastle can challenge, whether that's for trophies or whether that's for Champions League football most years now.' Shearer's remarks come ahead of Man United, Everton, West Ham and Bournemouth readying for a US preseason tour that will see them play in New Jersey, Chicago and Atlanta. The 54-year-old pundit - in addition to his duties with the BBC - has also done work for American network NBC Sports, and has had a front row seat to the rise in the Premier League's popularity Stateside. 'No one could have predicted the machine that the Premier League would become,' he said. 'You know, I was lucky enough to play on the very first day of the season in 1992. Never did we think it would ever be as big as it is now. 'You can't compare it, [from] now to then. I mean, the pitches, the stadiums, the fans, the atmosphere, the interest, the media. I mean, it's just grown incredibly all over the world, the US being one of those places that it's just gone off the charts, the interest is huge. And I've seen that firsthand both as a player and as a fan.'
