Editing Alan Shearer (section)

===Personal life===
[[File:Shearer family testimonial.png|thumb|upright|Shearer with his wife and children at his testimonial match in May 2006]]
Shearer met his future wife, Lainya, whilst playing for Southampton. They lived locally with her parents in [[Southampton|the city]] during his second year at the club, and were married on 8 June 1991 at [[St James' Church, West End]], near Southampton. They have three children together.<ref name=MIC/> Shearer has described his wife as a quiet and reserved person who is uncomfortable with the public attention his fame sometimes brings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kostadinova |first=Martina |date=2021-10-26 |title=Who is Lainya Shearer? Meet Alan Shearer's Stunning Wife |url=https://ohmyfootball.com/news/867/shearer-wife-lainya-shearer |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=ohmyfootball.com |language=en |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607055130/https://ohmyfootball.com/news/867/shearer-wife-lainya-shearer |url-status=live }}</ref> He cited not wanting to uproot his family as a key reason for remaining in England during his career, having had the chance to move to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] or [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] when leaving Blackburn.<ref name=MIC2/> In May 2006, his family accompanied him onto the pitch at [[St James' Park]] as he performed a lap of honour following his testimonial match.<ref name=MIC3>{{cite book |title=My Illustrated Career |last=Shearer |first=Alan |year=2007 |publisher=Cassell Illustrated |location=London |pages=[https://archive.org/details/alanshearermyill0000shea/page/162 162–222] |isbn=978-1-84403-586-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/alanshearermyill0000shea/page/162 }}</ref>