Latest about Paul Gascoigne
‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most
Gazza played for a succession of England managers and thrived more under some than others
‘When Terry Venables died, I was sat in the car and cried my eyes out. Terry was a f**king diamond. He had to be, to put up with me’ Paul Gascoigne on the manager he loved playing for most
EXCLUSIVE Gascoigne played his best football under Venables for Spurs and England
"In the tunnel, I said to Diego Maradona, ‘I’m pissed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK, Gazza, so am I…’ I just started laughing!" Paul Gascoigne on lining up against Maradona
EXCLUSIVE The maverick pair were two of the game’s most skilful - and unpredictable - players of their generation
‘A guy went, ‘If I give you something, can I have a selfie with it?’ He pulled his f**king glass eye out and said, ‘Can you hold that?’ Paul Gascoigne on his greatest fan encounters
EXCLUSIVE Gazza has been the subject of adoring fans for almost four decades
‘I caught this snake, put it in a plastic bag and put it in Roberto Di Matteo’s pocket after training. Then I asked if he could lend me some money, so he’d put his hand in his pocket…’ Paul Gascoigne on his best pranks
EXCLUSIVE You were never safe when sharing a dressing room with Gazza…
‘Jack Grealish reminds me of myself - it doesn’t matter if he loses the ball, he always wants it again… He’s handsome as well!’ Paul Gascoigne on why he can’t imagine Grealish missing the World Cup
EXCLUSIVE Gazza is a big fan of Everton loan star Grealish
‘I told a teacher I was going to make it as a footballer and got kicked out of class. After the 1990 World Cup, I went back to the school and said, "Do you remember me, you f**king bastard!"’ Paul Gascoigne on practising his autograph at school
EXCLUSIVE Gazza knew he would make it from a young age - and now tells us that he rubbed it in a teacher's face
‘At Italia 90, the best bit about the entire tournament was that I knew I was the best player in the world’ Paul Gascoigne on being the best on Earth in 1990
EXCLUSIVE England’s run to the World Cup semi-finals made Paul Gascoigne a household name in 1990
‘It’s still my favourite. I was playing for my country against my own players from Rangers, they’d been giving me grief and I said, ‘Just wait until we get to Wembley…’ Paul Gascoigne on his Euro 96 goal against Scotland
EXCLUSIVE Gazza’s goal against the Auld Enemy proved to be the turning point in England’s Euro 96 campaign
