Alan Shearer's stance on daughters dating as a second marries a rugby player

Alan Shearer no longer needs to worry about his two daughters dating footballers after they both married rugby players this year. The Newcastle United icon has three children with his wife, Lainya, with the couple of 35 years parents to Hollie, Chloe and Will.

The Premier League record goalscorer had previously opened up on his reservations about his daughters striking up relationships with professional footballers. Half of his fears dissipated after Hollie, 31, began dating England rugby union star Joe Marchant in 2022.

Following Hollie going public with her romance with the 30-year-old, Shearer didn't shy away from commenting on his daughter's choice of partner when asked about it on social media. The jovial Shearer answered: "I'm just glad it's not a footballer."

The couple, who've relocated back to England after Marchant left Stade Francais to sign for Sale Sharks, got hitched in July earlier this year. Hollie's sister Chloe, 34, followed suit last weekend as she married former rugby union ace Micky Young, putting an end to Shearer's anxiety about welcoming a footballer into his family.

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Sports agent Chloe has been romantically linked to the ex-Newcastle Falcons star since 2024, with the pair getting engaged last November after Young, 37, proposed at Wylam Brewery. The couple exchanged vows in a lavish wedding in the North Yorkshire countryside.

Chloe stunned in an elegant lace dress for her big day, with Shearer posting photos from the celebration on Instagram while adding the caption: "Another weekend. Another daughter’s wedding!!! Stunning @chloeshearer1 congratulations Mr & Mrs Young."

The BBC pundit was front and centre while his daughter tied the knot and was joined at the bash by two of his former Magpies team-mates, Steve Harper and Rob Lee.

Between watching his two daughters venture off into a new phase of their lives, Shearer's boyhood club have gone through somewhat of a huge transition themselves. Newcastle lost Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, Eddie Howe and Bruno Guimaraes in a brutal summer, but have enjoyed a respectable start to the league season under new boss Matthias Jaissle.

They sit ninth in the table after two wins, two draws and one defeat in their opening five games. They travel to newly-promoted Coventry City upon the return of the league campaign next month.

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