rtokens: The 26-year-old , who joined Newcastle for 15 million pounds sterling ( $ 23.4 million ) , takes over from Tony Adams , who led the side during the European championship in June , and former captain David Platt .
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tokens: The world 's costliest footballer Alan Shearer was named as the new England captain on Friday .
ltokens: LONDON 1996-08-30