Football's Greatest was a TV series that started on the 10 June 2010 and finished on 11 July 2010 on Sky Sports for the World Cup. There were 26 shows in total all narrated by Richard Keys, 25 featuring one footballer for each show. The first episode, The Contenders, was about players that didn't make the following shows but were still notable; these players were Bobby Moore, Franco Baresi, George Weah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lothar Matthäus, Gheorghe Hagi, Romário, Dennis Bergkamp, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Eric Cantona, Denis Law, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Paolo Rossi, Sócrates, Steven Gerrard, Hristo Stoichkov, Ryan Giggs, Hugo Sánchez, Dino Zoff, Emilio Butragueño, Kaká, Roberto Baggio, Luis Figo and Lionel Messi.
The series was then followed by Football's Greatest Managers around Christmas 2011, running to a similar format.This series was narrated by Gabriel Clarke and features shows for José Mourinho, Bill Shankly, Alex Ferguson, Bob Paisley, Giovanni Trapattoni, Fabio Capello, Arrigo Sacchi, Rinus Michels, Mário Zagallo and Ottmar Hitzfeld.
There were additional episodes created of Football's Greatest created in 2014, Andres Iniesta, Ryan Giggs, Dennis Bergkamp, Steven Gerrard, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Figo and Clarence Seedorf.
Ten for Football's Greatest International Teams; West Germany, Netherlands (1974 and 1988), Brazil (1958/1962, 1970 and 1982), France (1984 and 1998/2000), Hungary, Spain.
Sixteen for Football's Greatest Club Teams; Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Ajax, Benfica, Celtic, Juventus, Liverpool, AC Milan, Santos, Red Star Belgrade, Nottingham Forest and Real Madrid (1954-1966 and 1996-2003).
Alan Shearer OBE, DL (/ˈʃɪərər/; born 13 August 1970) is an English retired footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team. He was widely regarded as one of the world's best strikers, being both Newcastle's and the Premier League's record goalscorer. Since retiring as a player in 2006, Shearer has worked as a television pundit for the BBC. In 2009, he briefly left his BBC role to become Newcastle United's manager in the last eight games of their 2008–09 season, in an unsuccessful attempt to save them from relegation.
A native of Newcastle upon Tyne, Shearer made his professional debut with English top-flight club Southampton in 1988, scoring a hat-trick in the process. During several years on the south coast, he became known for his classic style of play, strength and goalscoring ability; he soon received an international call-up along with a transfer to Blackburn Rovers in 1992. Shearer established himself as a player at the Lancashire club; he became a regular in the England squad, and his 34-goal tally helped Blackburn secure the Premier League title in 1994–95. He was named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year in 1994 and won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1995. The 1995–96 season saw Shearer make his first Champions League appearances and finish as the top scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals. He was also top scorer at UEFA Euro 1996 with England, scoring five goals, and in the 1996–97 Premier League, with 25 goals. In 1996, he was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Shearer scored 283 league goals in his career, including a record 260 in the Premier League (of which 58 were penalties) with a record 11 Premier League hat-tricks, and a total of 422 in all competitions including international at all levels.Shearer has amassed a goals to game ratio of 0.667 throughout his career at every level.
A world record £15 million transfer to his boyhood heroes, Newcastle United, followed the Euro '96 tournament, and Shearer spent the remainder of his career with the club. Shearer helped his team to runners-up finishes in the Premier League and FA Cup with Newcastle, and won a second PFA Player of the Year award. After being named England's captain in 1996 and Newcastle's captain in 1999, he retired from international football following UEFA Euro 2000, having amassed 63 appearances and 30 goals for his country. In 2004 Shearer was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. As well as his media work, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various national and local charities, both within and outside of sports. Shearer is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland, a Freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne and an honorary Doctor of Civil Law of Northumbria and Newcastle Universities.
