Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer and four-time Golden Boot winner Thierry Henry have been announced as the first two players to be named in the Premier League Hall of Fame.
«When you look at some of the unbelievable players to have graced the Premier League – week in, week out, year in, year out – I feel very honoured to join the Hall of Fame,» Shearer said about his induction into the Hall of Fame.
«To be inducted alongside Alan Shearer as the two first inductees into the Premier League Hall of Fame is more than special,» Henry said about to be named in the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Shearer has been inducted as the League’s all-time top scorer, having netted 260 goals across 14 Premier League seasons. Henry won the Golden Boot award four times and scored a club-record 175 Premier League goals in 258 matches for Arsenal.