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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Paul Gascoigne seen in TNT Sports trailer for new Premier League season filmed just weeks before hospital dash
ENGLAND icon Paul Gascoigne has made a surprise cameo in TNT Sports' latest trailer - filmed just weeks before his shock hospital dash. The 7 The legendary playmaker is shown calming down the excited PSG fan Credit: YouTube/TNT Sports 7 Gazza makes a brief appearance in the latest TNT Sports trailer Credit: YouTube/TNT Sports 7 Paul Gascoigne was rushed to hospital after being found collapsed at his home 7 The much-loved star's family and friends rallied round the 58-year-old (pictured at 1990 World Cup) Credit: Getty The former Spurs, and player , 58, appears alongside footballing royalty in the 60-second clip. Titled 'This is not normal', the trailer also features Gascoigne is regarded as one of the greatest playmakers of his generation, with a stellar club and international career - and he plays an equally crucial role in the broadcaster's advert. Gazza - renowned for his crazy antics both on and off the field - is seen sitting on a sofa next to an eager Read more in Football He hilariously calms down the over-excited fan, who is shown celebrating the French club's recent Champions League triumph throughout the night. Keeping an uncharacteristically straight face, Gazza jokes: "That's not normal, mate". It comes as the footballing great was rushed to hospital last week after he was discovered collapsed by a pal at his home in Poole, Dorset on Friday evening. Most read in Football Gazza was admitted to an intensive care ward but has now been moved to an acute medical unit where his condition was described as stable. He remains in a hospital near his home, and is expected to stay there for several days for treatment. His friend Steve Foster passed on a message for the Spurs legend and said he was in the "best possible place" as he continues his recovery. Steve said Gazza would 'like to thank everyone for the support he's received so far from so many old friends who wish him well and want to see him back to his best'. England legend Paul Gascoigne rushed to intensive care unit after he was found collapsed at home by pal He added: "Paul is in hospital, which is the best possible place for him to be right now.' Last night, Steve said: 'Paul is stable now but is still very poorly." He has been posing for selfies with fans while he was recovering. His pal added: "It shows how popular and loved he still is by fans everywhere. 'I can't walk down the street with him without him being stopped - it's crazy.' The sad star's plight Gazza was said to have been 'upset' by a disagreement with a business associate and The much-loved icon's family and football pals rallied round to support him as word spread of the medical emergency - said to be the worst he has faced. His Soccer hero Paul - capped 57 times and a scorer of ten goals for Steve told how Gazza has recently taken to spontaneous acts of kindness to cheer himself up. Days before his collapse, he suddenly decided to help out homeless people he spotted while out walking in Bournemouth near his seaside home. Steve said: 'He suddenly went to a cash machine, drew out £500 and started handing out money to all the homeless people he could find. 'He said there were a lot of people worse off than him and wanted to help them out. He was given away anything between £20 and £50 at a time saying: 'Get yourself a meal.' 'That's the kind of bloke Paul is and why so many people who know him hope he can get well.' Another source close to Gazza told the Sun: 'What happened over the weekend was incredibly serious. 7 The sad star's plight horrified pal Steve, who found him semi-conscious at 1.30pm last Friday Credit: Brian Thomas 7 Gazza is considered one of the greatest footballers of his generation and was capped 57 times for England Credit: Alamy 'Thank God Steve found him when he did, because he urgently needed help and intervention at that point. 'There's concern among Paul's friends and family that he won't be well enough to live on his own for a long time - he will certainly need someone at his side for the next few weeks. 'He's going to need a lot of help and support to get over this." The source added: 'Paul still spends a lot of time out and on the road attending events and meeting fans at boozy dinners and awards nights. 'It's a rollercoaster lifestyle with lots of temptation there. But over the last few months Paul's been doing OK and 'He's got a lot of support and goodwill and unlike in the past, where people were always buying him drinks and egging him on, that simply doesn't happen now. 'The whole world knows that Paul can't be drinking. All his pals are praying he can pull through this." Gascoigne has been represented for years by booking agent Katie Davies but she has now stepped back from regular involvement in his day-to-day life. Businessman Mr Foster - who runs a football memorabilia site with links to soccer heroes - now manages Gazza's public speaking dates and drives him to venues. The personal assistant - who visited the soccer great at Poole Hospital today - told the Sun: 'He's been sleeping a lot of the time but is making progress and has managed to eat something. 'He read The Sun's report and has been given a boost by all the messages of support. 'No date has been set for his hospital discharge yet - he's just taking one day at a time and focusing on getting well.' 7 Gazza playing in a legends match in 2022 Credit: Willie Vass
Scottish Sun
a day ago
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- Scottish Sun
Paul Gascoigne seen in TNT Sports trailer for new Premier League season filmed just weeks before hospital dash
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ENGLAND icon Paul Gascoigne has made a surprise cameo in TNT Sports' latest trailer - filmed just weeks before his shock hospital dash. The star-studded advert - filmed mid-June - is believed to be his last public appearance before he was dramatically rushed to hospital last week. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 7 The legendary playmaker is shown calming down the excited PSG fan Credit: YouTube/TNT Sports 7 Gazza makes a brief appearance in the latest TNT Sports trailer Credit: YouTube/TNT Sports 7 Paul Gascoigne was rushed to hospital after being found collapsed at his home 7 The much-loved star's family and friends rallied round the 58-year-old (pictured at 1990 World Cup) Credit: Getty The former Spurs, Lazio and Rangers player, 58, appears alongside footballing royalty in the 60-second clip. Titled 'This is not normal', the trailer also features Chelsea starboy Cole Palmer and Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes. Gascoigne is regarded as one of the greatest playmakers of his generation, with a stellar club and international career - and he plays an equally crucial role in the broadcaster's advert. Gazza - renowned for his crazy antics both on and off the field - is seen sitting on a sofa next to an eager Paris Saint-Germain fan. Read more in Football 'BEST PLACE FOR HIM' Pal who found Paul Gascoigne collapsed in his bedroom speaks out He hilariously calms down the over-excited fan, who is shown celebrating the French club's recent Champions League triumph throughout the night. Keeping an uncharacteristically straight face, Gazza jokes: "That's not normal, mate". TNT Sports often have an ad filled with football legends ahead of the season - with former Real Madrid ace Gareth Bale appearing once again in the commercial. It comes as the footballing great was rushed to hospital last week after he was discovered collapsed by a pal at his home in Poole, Dorset on Friday evening. Gazza was admitted to an intensive care ward but has now been moved to an acute medical unit where his condition was described as stable. He remains in a hospital near his home, and is expected to stay there for several days for treatment. His friend Steve Foster passed on a message for the Spurs legend and said he was in the "best possible place" as he continues his recovery. Steve said Gazza would 'like to thank everyone for the support he's received so far from so many old friends who wish him well and want to see him back to his best'. England legend Paul Gascoigne rushed to intensive care unit after he was found collapsed at home by pal He added: "Paul is in hospital, which is the best possible place for him to be right now.' Last night, Steve said: 'Paul is stable now but is still very poorly." He has been posing for selfies with fans while he was recovering. His pal added: "It shows how popular and loved he still is by fans everywhere. 'I can't walk down the street with him without him being stopped - it's crazy.' The sad star's plight horrified pal Steve, who found him semi-conscious at 1.30pm on Friday in the bedroom of his home in Poole, Dorset. Gazza was said to have been 'upset' by a disagreement with a business associate and the shutdown of his company, which he launched to run his public appearance business. The much-loved icon's family and football pals rallied round to support him as word spread of the medical emergency - said to be the worst he has faced. His reality star daughter Bianca, his two sisters and ex footballer pals Peter Beardsley, Paul Merson and Vinnie Jones were being kept informed of his condition. Soccer hero Paul - capped 57 times and a scorer of ten goals for the Three Lions between 1988 and 1998 - is expected to remain in hospital 'for some time.' Steve told how Gazza has recently taken to spontaneous acts of kindness to cheer himself up. Days before his collapse, he suddenly decided to help out homeless people he spotted while out walking in Bournemouth near his seaside home. Steve said: 'He suddenly went to a cash machine, drew out £500 and started handing out money to all the homeless people he could find. 'He said there were a lot of people worse off than him and wanted to help them out. He was given away anything between £20 and £50 at a time saying: 'Get yourself a meal.' 'That's the kind of bloke Paul is and why so many people who know him hope he can get well.' Another source close to Gazza told the Sun: 'What happened over the weekend was incredibly serious. 7 The sad star's plight horrified pal Steve, who found him semi-conscious at 1.30pm last Friday Credit: Brian Thomas 7 Gazza is considered one of the greatest footballers of his generation and was capped 57 times for England Credit: Alamy 'Thank God Steve found him when he did, because he urgently needed help and intervention at that point. 'There's concern among Paul's friends and family that he won't be well enough to live on his own for a long time - he will certainly need someone at his side for the next few weeks. 'He's going to need a lot of help and support to get over this." The source added: 'Paul still spends a lot of time out and on the road attending events and meeting fans at boozy dinners and awards nights. 'It's a rollercoaster lifestyle with lots of temptation there. But over the last few months Paul's been doing OK and managing to keep his demons at bay. 'He's got a lot of support and goodwill and unlike in the past, where people were always buying him drinks and egging him on, that simply doesn't happen now. 'The whole world knows that Paul can't be drinking. All his pals are praying he can pull through this." Gascoigne has been represented for years by booking agent Katie Davies but she has now stepped back from regular involvement in his day-to-day life. Businessman Mr Foster - who runs a football memorabilia site with links to soccer heroes - now manages Gazza's public speaking dates and drives him to venues. The personal assistant - who visited the soccer great at Poole Hospital today - told the Sun: 'He's been sleeping a lot of the time but is making progress and has managed to eat something. 'He read The Sun's report and has been given a boost by all the messages of support. 'No date has been set for his hospital discharge yet - he's just taking one day at a time and focusing on getting well.'
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Paul Gascoigne leaves hospital and 'doing well' at home as health issue becomes clear
Paul Gascoigne has been discharged from hospital after a scary incident in his home on Friday night, but the 58-year-old ex-footballer is still recovering from the problem Paul Gascoigne has returned home from hospital but is still 'very poorly', according to a close friend. Gascoigne was admitted to hospital on Friday after collapsing at home in Poole, Dorset. The 58-year-old ex-footballer was discovered semi-conscious in his bedroom and was rushed to A&E. He was kept in hospital over the weekend and was understood to have been in a stable condition. Having initially been put in intensive care, he was recovering in an acute ward. Thankfully Gazza is now doing better, with his management telling ITV that he went to hospital "after struggling with a throat condition he has had for a while" and is "back home and doing well". 'Paul voluntarily went into A&E on Friday after struggling with a throat condition he has had for a while,' Carly Saward at the MNT talent agency told the Associated Press too. 'He is already back home and doing well.' Meanwhile, his friend and personal assistant Steve Foster – who found him on Friday – has been visiting Gazza every day and told The Sun: 'Paul is stable now but is still very poorly. 'But it shows how popular and loved he still is by fans everywhere. I can't walk down the street with him without him being stopped – it's crazy.' Gazza has battled with alcoholism and addiction throughout his life, but has been in better shape recently. "He has told friends that he is fine and was going to give an update later today," a source close to the star told The Mirror earlier on Monday. "He has been doing well recently so this was an unexpected setback. 'He had a full three months without alcohol over the summer while he was doing various speaking engagements and looked really well." Gazza won 57 caps for England and played for Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton during a distinguished career. But his struggles off the pitch have sadly taken over his life in recent years. Speaking on the High Performance podcast in March 2024, he said: 'I used to be a happy drunk, I ain't any more … I'm a sad drunk. I don't go out and drink, I drink indoors. If I want to make it a bad day, [all I need to do is] go down the pub. If I want it to be a good day, I get my flying rod out and go fishing. 'It's not the drinking, it's the afterwards. Looking at my phone after and seeing 30 messages or missed calls, I know I'm in trouble. But I've been all right. Last year wasn't brilliant, was off and on for a couple of months.' Gascoigne added: 'I try not to get down because the world 's already down enough and when I'm really down, that's when I pick up a drink to cheer myself up. I don't think I let any managers down, or the players or the fans, you know. If there was anyone I let down, it was myself. But more the drinking side of it, when I finished playing.'
Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Times
Paul Gascoigne back home and doing well, says agent
Paul Gascoigne has been discharged from hospital and is now recovering at home after a health scare, his management company has said. A spokesperson for The MNT agency said the former England footballer, 58, has been struggling with a throat condition and had gone into hospital near his home in Dorset on Friday. But she told The Times today that Gascoigne, affectionately known as Gazza, 'is already back home and doing well'. Gascoigne had been found collapsed in the bedroom of his home in Poole, Dorset by Steve Foster, his friend and personal assistant, who drove him to hospital. Bianca Gascoigne, his daughter and a reality TV star, as well as some of Gascoigne's former footballer friends, including Chris Waddle, Paul Merson and Vinnie Jones, were said to have been informed of his condition. Gascoigne is considered one of the most gifted players ever to have represented the England men's football team. He earned 57 caps and played for clubs including Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and the Italian club Lazio. He was the star of England's journey to the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup in Italy. The tears in Turin that followed a yellow card he knew would prevent him from playing in the final — as it was, Bobby Robson's side lost the semi-final to Germany on penalties — cemented his popularity with the British public. A few months later, he was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. However, Gascoigne, who retired in 2004, has suffered with mental health issues throughout his adult life, and has spoken openly about his battles with alcohol and drug abuse. In May, Gascoigne told The Mirror he felt better than he had 'in years' and hoped he could look back on his life with a positive perspective. Last year he had revealed on the High Performance podcast that he was struggling with alcohol addiction and had attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
How Euro '96 hero Paul Gascoigne won the nation's hearts before booze battles which left him homeless & close to death
HE'S the sporting hero who helped take England to the semi-finals of Euro '96 and as been hailed as the most "naturally talented English footballer of his generation" . But Paul Gascoigne's life off the pitch has been plagued by addiction and ill-health that has left him homeless and, at times, close to death. 6 Paul Gascoigne has been hospitalised after being discovered unconscious at home Credit: Dan Charity / The Sun 6 The footballer achieved 57 caps for England Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 6 But his life has also been plagued by alcohol Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Having 'died' twice, survived an 18-day coma and horror drink-drug binges, he has previously claimed to have 'more lives than a cat'. It's claimed Gazza, 58, is now in a 'stable' condition and being monitored in an acute medical unit after he was discovered semi-conscious at home on Friday evening. Fans who have watched him bounce back numerous times will be hoping the new health scare is just another temporary blip for the former Pal Steve Foster says hospital was 'the best possible place for him to be right now' and thanked well-wishers who 'want to see him back at his best'. read more from features It's yet another scare for the embattled addict, whose post-footballing career has been characterised by drug and alcohol battles. He once claimed to have survived for four months without food or water on a deadly daily intake of four bottles of whiskey and 'about 16 lines of coke'. By his own admission, he's a medical marvel, as he previously said: 'I'm not scared of anything, because of what I've been through in my life." Gazza's issues predate the drinking demons of his footballing career - stretching back to his childhood growing up in County Durham. Most read in Celebrity He has previously spoken about childhood trauma from witnessing his parents' violent arguments and later domestic abuse between his three siblings. At the age of ten, Gazza was scarred by tragedy, after watching his brother's friend Steven Spraggon die in his arms. Rangers icon Paul Gascoigne makes surprise Match of the Day appearance as footie greats pay tribute to Gary Lineker 6 Paul with ex-wife Sheryl, who he shares three kids with Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd He was 'mucking around' outside a local shop when he ran into the road and was knocked down by an ice cream truck. "I was on my own with him for what seemed like ages," Gascoigne revealed in his 2005 autobiography Gazza. "It was the first dead body I'd ever seen. 'I felt Stephen's death was my fault. I still go over the accident in my mind. Just speaking of it can make me cry." His hod-carrier father John lived away in When John returned, he suffered a brain hemorrhage that meant he would never work again, furthering the family instability for his kids. "It was around this time I started displaying peculiar twitches and making lots of noises," Gazza said. By 13, his mental health declined. He could no longer sleep without lights on and sought psychiatric help for depression and a slot machine addiction, which he shoplifted to fund. Gazza's one escape was on the pitch, where he admitted: "I didn't have twitches or worry about death when I was playing football." He impressed while playing at Redheugh Boys' Club and Gateshead Boys youth teams before being signed as an apprentice for Newcastle United on his 16th birthday. When I'm drinking, I forget about everyone and don't realise the hurt I'm doing to everyone but I've also got to think about the hurt I was doing to myself Gazza There, Gazza excelled, including scoring a 30-yard screamer in the Youth Cup final, which manager Jack Charlton remarked: 'You'll have to wait a thousand years to see that again." He went on to become one of the most successful midfielders ever, playing for Newcastle and Tottenham, before moving to Lazio, and earning 57 England caps. He also provided one of the game's most iconic moments - when a yellow card in the 1990 World Cup semis in Turin saw him leave the pitch in tears. As "Gazzamania" gripped the UK, Terry Wogan described him as "probably the most popular man in Britain today" in September 1990. But off the pitch, he was developing more unhealthy habits including binging on Mars bars and junk food, which would later lead to him purging to lose weight ahead of matches. It would lead to a destructive relationship with alcohol that, in 1998, would lead to him being first admitted to the Priory Hospital following hitting 'rock bottom' after downing 32 whisky shots in a night. He would have at least seven more stints at various rehabs including a prestigious Arizona spot, which cost £100,000, and a £6,000-a-month Southampton clinic, and has been sectioned multiple times. "I'm an alcoholic like George [Best] and I know that - in some ways - my behaviour has been even more self-destructive than his. George never took cocaine,' Gazza later would admit. Raoul Moat stand-off A decade on from his first rehab stint, he was sectioned under the mental health act after threatening self-harm and holding a night porter by the throat after a 3am fire alarm in a hotel. Later that year, Gazza tried to end his life with alcohol and drugs but thankfully medics saved his life. While he spent spates sober in the coming years, he was continuously dogged by addiction. The dizzying heights of fame he reached in football - making 57 appearances for Notably in 2010, during 6 Gazza at one point was drinking four bottles of whisky a night Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 6 The ex-footballer has had many admissions to rehab Credit: Action Images - Reuters 'I just remember that I was in a taxi, I had a fishing rod, some chicken, four cans of lager and a fishing jacket,' the footballer later told The Mirror. Fortunately, he was turned away. He added: 'I was telling the taxi driver I could save him. I told him: 'Listen, I have been through so much, I am the best therapist in the world, I can save him'. I think that I genuinely believed that.' That same year, he was charged with drink driving twice, including once being four times over the limit, and skipped his sentencing hearing to enter rehab. "He is not here because he has decided to put himself in for treatment, that's the bit that causes me concern. Who's running the show?" the judge said. Gazza would spend three years sober until 2013 when he succumbed to binges. At the time he complained: 'The last 11 years, I've probably drank 14 months out of it. 'I was three years sober and then I had a four or five weeks binge. It's just those little binges, so I've just got to stop those binges. "When I'm drinking, I forget about everyone and don't realise the hurt I'm doing to everyone but I've also got to think about the hurt I was doing to myself.' 'More lives than a cat' Despite falling off the wagon, he said: 'I don't know if I'm ever going to touch a drink again. I just know that I'm not drinking today.' In 2014, Gaza was admitted to rehab again - for the seventh time - and later that year was hospitalised twice due to his drinking. Struggles have continued to plague the widely-beloved footballer, who said in a 2021 interview that he will 'always be an alcoholic' but that he was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings . I have had near-death experiences, 36 operations, I've died a couple of times and they've put me in a coma for 18 days Gazza The dad-of-three, who previously admitted being physically violent against his first wife Sheryl, last year revealed he was homeless and sleeping in a spare room at his agent Katie Davies' house in Poole, Dorset. "I called Katie up in November a few years ago crying my eyes out,' he said. 'What I put myself through and other people, jail and rehab - taking cocaine off toilet seats." Gazza described himself as a 'sad drunk' and that he has 'let myself down' falling into the grips of alcoholism since his playing career finished. 'The things I've put myself through, I'm lucky to still be sitting here,' he told The High Performance Podcast. 'I don't go out and drink. I drink indoors.' He said if he wanted to 'make it a bad day' he would 'go down the pub' and once recoiled after a boozy session, to see '30 messages or missed calls' from worried loved ones. Gazza has been open about his battles, revealing he too believes he has 'more lives than a cat' due to surviving death multiple times and often appears to be consumed with regret. 'I have had near-death experiences, 36 operations, I've died a couple of times and they've put me in a coma for 18 days,' he said. 'People know Paul Gascoigne but Gazza, no one knows, even me sometimes. I've spent a lot of years being down. 'When I did my ligaments and then my kneecap, I missed four years of football. I would've got 100 caps.' Sadly, just weeks before his most recent hospitalisation, Gazza seemed optimistic, stating that he felt 'better now than I have in years' 'I hope I am at a point that I can look back over everything I've gone through with a different, more positive, perspective," he said. This recent scare suggests the battle may not be over for the beleaguered legend - but as ever, the beloved figure will have an army of well-wishers hoping he has a speedy recovery.
