Rangers icon Paul Gascoigne hospitalised after collapsing at home

21-07-2025

Former Rangers midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been hospitalised after collapsing at his home.
The England international spent three seasons at Ibrox, winning two league titles, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
According to The Sun he was taken to intensive care after being found by a friend at his home in Poole, Dorset.
Mr Gascoigne has since been moved to an acute medical unit where his condition is described as stable.
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He is expected to remain there for several days, with friend Steve Foster telling the newspaper it was "the best place for him".
Mr Gascoigne broke through at hometown club Newcastle United and was widely viewed as the most naturally gifted English footballer of his generation.
He went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur and Italian side Lazio before moving to Rangers in 1995.
The midfielder known as 'Gazza' joined for a club record £4.5million and was named both PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year and SFWA Footballer of the Year in his first season.
He left in March 1998 to join Middlesbrough before brief spells at Everton, Burnley, Gansu Tianma and Boston United.
Both during and after his playing career, Mr Gascoigne has dealt with addiction issues.
He has entered rehabilitation for alcoholism on at least seven occasions, and also been arrested for drink-driving, possession of cocaine and assault.