Football star scores at the High Court

England football legend Alan Shearer won a multi-million pound settlement for receiving ‘negligent’ financial advice. Shearer, now a pundit on Match of the Day, and his wife Lainya, were due to launch a £9million damages lawsuit relating to pension investments. The former Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle forward, 46, was suing financial adviser Kevin Neal and pension specialist Suffolk Life. The Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer claimed Mr Neal was ‘careless’ and ‘dishonest’ and Suffolk Life breached its regulatory duties. The…