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  "path": "/2026/03/27/premier-league-legend-alan-shearer-suffers-nasty-injuries-bike-crash-27707899/",
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  "textContent": "Alan Shearer has suffered multiple injuries after crashing his bike (Action Plus/Shutterstock)\n\nAlan Shearer has suffered several cuts to his arms and legs after he was involved in a bike crash.\n\nThe Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer revealed the extent of his injuries on Friday and said he had fallen off his bike after hitting a pothole.\n\nThe two images Shearer shared showed multiple cuts to his arms and legs, as well as swelling on his upper chest.\n\nShearer accompanied the images with the caption: ‘Ouch. Pot holes on a bike are not good!!!’\n\nThe 55-year-old, who scored 260 Premier League goals in his career, is currently a pundit for the BBC, Amazon Prime and Premier League Productions.\n\nThe former Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers and England striker is also part of The Rest Is Football podcast alongside former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker and Micah Richards.\n\nAlan Shearer suffered the injuries after crashing his bike (Instagram)\n\n##  Your football fix\n\n**Metro** 's Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week's biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.\n\nSign up here, it's an open goal.\n\nAlan Shearer revealed he crashed after his bike hit a pothole (Instagram)\n\nThis is not the first time Shearer has been involved in a bike crash as the former striker required surgery following an accident while on holiday in Portugal in 2017.\n\nShearer needed a metal plate inserted into his broken wrist after falling off his bike.\n\n**For more stories like this, check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook,** Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Premier League legend Alan Shearer suffers nasty injuries in bike crash"
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