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‘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

Gazza has been the subject of adoring fans for almost four decades

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‘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

You were never safe when sharing a dressing room with Gazza…

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‘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

Gazza is a big fan of Everton loan star Grealish

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‘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

Gazza knew he would make it from a young age - and now tells us that he rubbed it in a teacher's face

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Paul Gascoigne reflects on ‘rock bottom’ moment of his life

Gascoigne had failed to make the England squad as he was grappling with the alcohol-related death of a close friend

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‘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

England’s run to the World Cup semi-finals made Paul Gascoigne a household name in 1990

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‘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

Gazza’s goal against the Auld Enemy proved to be the turning point in England’s Euro 96 campaign

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England are uncomfortable with Jude Bellingham: and Thomas Tuchel will never win anything while that’s the case

Jude Bellingham is dominating conversation following England's international break - and Thomas Tuchel must not make this a regular occurrence

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‘Fergie called me into his office three years ago to give me a bollocking - even now, he’s the only manager that I s**t myself when I see him’ Paul Gascoigne on turning down Sir Alex Ferguson

Gazza came close to joining Manchester United from Newcastle in 1988

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‘I ate Liam Gallagher’s steak. He came back with a fire extinguisher, set it off and absolutely slaughtered us with it!’ Paul Gascoigne on his meeting with the Oasis frontman

Paul Gascoigne and Liam Gallagher’s meeting was as combustible as you’d expect

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Ghostwriter of Paul Gascoigne’s autobiography reveals AI couldn’t understand his thick geordie accent

Gascoigne delveds into his career, family life and battles with addiction in his autobiography Eight

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'I’m always going to be an alcoholic. It used to be weeks of benders, but it’s only about two days now and I’ll stop – I’ll think "Waste of f**king time"' Paul Gascoigne speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo

Paul Gascoigne has opened up about his struggles with addiction and mental health in a exclusive interview with FourFourTwo

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'A copper stopped me approaching Raoul Moat. The next morning, I had 300 missed calls and thought, ‘What the f**k have I done?’ My dad sectioned me after that' Paul Gascoigne speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo

Paul Gascoigne has opened up on the bizarre events that led to him being involved in a police stand-off with convict Raoul Moat

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‘I kicked Alessandro Nesta by the back of the calf in training and did my fibula and tibia… I missed maybe four years of international football, but I still managed to get fit again and back to my best’ Paul Gascoigne on his injury hell

Paul Gascoigne relays his troubles in signing for Lazio to FourFourTwo

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Gazza Exclusive: ‘Ricky Hatton was funny as f**k. He was like myself, he gave his time up for anybody and he’d give his last penny away. It was heartbreaking’ Paul Gascoigne speaks tells FourFourTwo about his friendship with the boxing world champion

The former England midfielder recalls time spent with the late boxer Ricky Hatton

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‘Glenn Hoddle is a prick. Terry Venables warned me "Hoddle will try to make a name for himself" – he said it was because of my drinking, but six other players were out until 6am’ Paul Gascoigne speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo on his 1998 World Cup snub

Paul Gascoigne recalls to FourFourTwo how he reacted after being snubbed for the 1998 World Cup

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NEW ISSUE: The ultimate Gazza interview! United legends Scholes and Butt, Kenny Dalglish, Keane vs McCarthy, Zlatan’s greatest night and Sean Dyche’s top dance moves

Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday November 13

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‘He’s a bit like Paul Gascoigne. Gazza had a way of just enjoying himself around the place, which is important when you’re away in a tournament environment for up to six weeks’ Teddy Sheringham on what Cole Palmer adds behind the scenes

The former England striker sees a similarity with one of his iconic former Three Lions team-mates

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Paul Gascoigne says Raoul Moat saga is ‘biggest regret of his life’

Paul Gascoigne has described his involvement in the Raoul Moat manhunt as the “biggest regret” of his life.

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Paul Gascoigne came back from the dead in rehab

The former professional footballer Paul Gascoigne was in an induced coma for 18 days, but after the doctors at the Arizona clinic put an injection into his heart, he came back alive.

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Paul Gascoigne admits he will ‘never’ give up alcohol

The former England footballer’s life off the pitch has often been turbulent, with well-documented battles against alcoholism and depression.

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Paul Gascoigne: I’ll never stop drinking and would rather die as Gazza

The former England footballer’s life off the pitch has often been turbulent, with well-documented battles against alcoholism and depression

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Paul Gascoigne gives emotional health update as he admits ‘I just get miserable’

Despite saying life is good, the former footballer admits he still faces emotional lows and the constant pull of addiction

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Football’s colossal unpaid taxes revealed as England legend is declared bankrupt

The tax authorities are ‘clamping down on directors and individuals who seek to avoid paying tax’ according to an insolvency expert

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Aston Villa star targets key England role following eye-catching performance

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