Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has shared images on Instagram showing cuts and bruises to his body after seemingly falling off his bike
18:25, 27 Mar 2026Updated 18:40, 27 Mar 2026
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Newcastle and England icon Alan Shearer has seemingly fallen off his bike(Image: Serena Taylor, Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Alan Shearer revealed a series of nasty cuts and bruises on Instagram on Friday, seemingly the result of a bike tumble.
The Newcastle United icon took to his Instagram stories to share a sequence of photos displaying his battered arm and leg, captioning it: "Ouch. Pot holes on the bike are not good!!!"
The first snap showcased a collection of grazes on Shearer's forearm and bicep, as he reclined on a sofa with his arm raised to reveal the extent of his wounds. The second image, meanwhile, showed the former striker-turned-pundit's knee and shin heavily scraped. The exact circumstances of the mishap remain uncertain, but the images clearly illustrate the aftermath. This comes in the same week that the 55-year-old named his preferred England starting XI for this summer's World Cup.
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Alan Shearer was involved in a biking accident(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA, Getty Images)
Thomas Tuchel has summoned a hefty 35-man squad for the March international break's duo of friendlies, with the Three Lions set to take on Uruguay on Friday evening before facing Japan on Tuesday, March 31. Discussing Tuchel's choices with Betfair - including his decision to overlook Trent Alexander-Arnold - Shearer said: "Thomas Tuchel is obviously going to tweak it a bit with players that he's brought in.
"I like the idea of what he has done with the 35-man squad in terms of giving players a bit of a rest for one game and then the rest of them will come in for the next. It'll be difficult to gauge where we are because I guess there's going to be a lot of players in either 11 that might not even be in the 26-man squad that he's going to take to the USA, Mexico and Canada.
"But what it does do is, gives a good opportunity for one or two. I guess he's got the vast majority in his mind of who he wants to take already, but there might just be a spot for one or two that can make a late push."
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Alan Shearer shared the aftermath of his accident on social media(Image: Alan Shearer / Instagram)
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Alan Shearer's arm and leg were covered in scratches(Image: Alan Shearer / Instagram)
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Shearer also revealed his starting XI for this summer's tournament in North America, surprisingly omitting the likes of Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford.
His selections were as follows: Jordan Pickford, Reece James, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Lewis Hall, Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane and Anthony Gordon.
Discussing the Three Lions' prospects of claiming the trophy in the coming months, Shearer added: "I believe England can win the World Cup.
"When you look at our talent, when you look at the players fighting for positions, then yeah. If you go through the squad, then yeah, England have got a really, really good chance to win it."
"But then, so have France, so have Spain alongside others who will be thinking that they're the same as well. France have got a huge amount of talent and Spain have got a ridiculous amount of talent as well - as have Portugal.
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"They'll all be seeing what we're seeing and obviously clearly only one can win it, but we go into it with a real proper chance here."
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