I remember when I was a kid around 10-12 years old, most of us wanted to have a shirt with Alan Shearer on the back. Dunno why he was so popular at that time, and there was another player from Newcastle, forgot his name...he had a typical "English" face, he looked like a rugby rather than football player. Anyways, I was never a fan of English teams. Juve and Italy when I was dumb, and later Bayern and Germany. (mby bcoz German league is the most popular when in comes to TV broadcasts of foreign leagues).