Original sentence: A friend, Stefan Damianov, recalled how Berbatov also considered himself to be an honorary Geordie as he followed the Toon Army.As a youngster, Berbatov supported Newcastle United and modelled himself on Alan Shearer, after seeing his goal scoring exploits in Euro 1996, even sleeping in a Newcastle shirt
Edited sentence: As a youngster, Berbatov supported Milan and modelled himself on Marco van Basten, until Euro '96 in England, when the then fifteen year old discovered a new role model in Alan Shearer, formerly of Newcastle United, even sleeping in a Newcastle shirt