‘I wish he’d have been there’ – Alan Shearer broke down in tears over his dad after Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final win

ALAN SHEARER shed a tear for his late father following Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final triumph.

The Magpies ended their 70-year wait for a domestic trophy with a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley last Sunday.

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Newcastle United ended their 70-year wait for domestic silverware with a 2-1 win over Liverpool[/caption]

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Club legend Alan Shearer went wild after the final whistle[/caption]

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Shearer revealed he then shed a tear as he thought about his late father, Alan[/caption]

Club legend Shearer was among the thousands of Geordies who were in a state of ecstasy after the final whistle.

But his thoughts quickly turned to his late father Alan, who passed away last year following his battle with cancer.

During the latest episode of the Rest is Football Podcast, he said: “I must admit, I had a tear or two [in my eye] when the final whistle went because I thought of my old man.

“He was lucky enough, he went to the ’69 final when they won the Fairs Cup, so he sampled it a little bit.

“But I just wish he’d been there yesterday. But he’d been looking down.”

According to Shearer, his old man was still thinking about the team during his final days on the planet.

He continued: “Even in his last few days, he was on about Newcastle and how he wanted them to do well and win the trophy and what have you.

“But me and Will and my daughter Chloe and her boyfriend were all at the game yesterday so we’ll give him a little nod.”

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Shearer bravely opened up on the passing of his father last year, writing in a column for The Athletic: “He told us exactly what he wanted and he told us that when the time came, he wanted to be at home. And he was.

“We were all there with him and it was very peaceful. The pain had gone.

“On the way, there were light and dark moments.

“We knew what was coming and one day when I was trying to switch off for a couple of hours, I got a call from my mam, ‘Dad wants you and Karen home now. He’s ready to go.’

“In the end, he lasted for another 27 or 28 hours.

“But on that final evening, he talked through his life, the people he had fights with and didn’t like and plans for his own funeral.

“He was laughing and reminiscing. The clarity was amazing.”

Newcastle will parade the Carabao Cup trophy around the city on Saturday, March 29.