SHEARER REWARDED WITH OBE
At 30, Shearer has enjoyed a superb career at both domestic and international level, before announcing his retirement from the England camp last season, and is rewarded his services to football.
Shearer will be best remembered for his superb form in the mid-90s when he fired Blackburn to the Premiership title in 1995 and then was the Euro 2000 top scorer with five goals the following summer as England reached the semi-finals before losing in heartbreaking fashion to Germany on penalties.
Despite achieving some level of retribution by scoring the only goal of the contest in England's win over their nemesis in the Euro 2000 competition, the loss to Romania ended his dreams of success in a major competition.
Since returning to his native North East in 1996 in a record £15 million deal, Shearer has enjoyed mixed fortunes, crippled by injury on three occasions but having successfully bounced back.
Shearer is currently resting having undergone a knee operation in America to correct persistent tendinitis.
Since the inception of The Premiership in 1992, Shearer has been its most prolific striker, becoming the first to reach 100 goals in 1996.
This is unsurprising given Shearer's incredible start to his career, netting a hat-trick against Arsenal in April 1988 as a 17-year-old in Southampton's 4-2 win.
Speaking about the award, Shearer said: "I realise I am a very fortunate man."
Welsh wizard Charles, was once described as 'the best centre half in the world, as well as the best centre forward'.
Charles's versatility and strong play at both ends of the pitch, saw him capped for his country 38 times.
The 69-year-old made 297 appearances for Leeds United from 1949-1956 scoring 150 goals.
One of the first players to make their name abroad, in 1956 Charles transferred to Juventus for a British record fee of £65,000 and is still regarded as one of the bianconeri's best ever players.
He is awarded a CBE for his services to football.
Finally, John Motson the 'Voice of Football', who is celebrating 30 years as a commentator, is also awarded an OBE.
'Motty' has commentated on over 1,600 games and seven World Cups and is synonymous with British broadcasting.
