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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne to launch tell all new autobiography reflecting on rollercoaster life
Ibrox icon Gascoigne is telling his life story in his own words for the first time. Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne is set to release his tell-all new autobiography reflecting on the highs and lows of an incredible life and career in his own words for the first time. The book's title, Paul Gascoigne: Eight, references the iconic squad number worn by Gascoigne during his pomp at Ibrox, where he enjoyed a trophy-laden spell under legendary boss Walter Smith and cemented his status as a modern day Rangers icon. Once regarded as the most gifted English player of his generation, Gascoigne also played for the likes of Newcastle, Lazio, Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough, Everton and the England National Team, and promises to examine his life through a new, more balanced, and positive lens. A 2022 BBC documentary on his life was watched by millions across the UK and beyond, and now he will truly be able to share the real Paul behind the headlines, promising fans the real Paul Gascoigne rather than his Gazza alter-ego. The book will be released in October this year and speaking ahead of its launch, Gascoigne said: 'Eight is all about the eight emotions that've run riot through my all in the same afternoon! It's got everything – the laughs, the tears, the madness – and probably a few things I'll regret saying once me mam reads it!' Paul Gascoigne: Eight will be published in hardback and ebook, with the audiobook released simultaneously in collaboration with W. F. Howes Ltd. Paul Gacoigne: Eight will be published by Reach Sport October 23rd, rrp £22. Preorder on Amazon now. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We're also WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here. Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport's newest podcast, Game On, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
England football legend Paul Gascoigne, 58, issues positive health update after years of battling alcohol addiction and mental health problems
England legend Paul Gascoigne has issued a positive update regarding his health. Gascoigne, 58, has endured years of struggles with alcohol addiction and mental health problems. However, he now appears to have taken a major step in the right direction. Gascoigne is releasing a new book which is entitled Eight in reference to the shirt number he is best known for wearing. The former England star, who is regarded as one of the nation's best players of all time, added that Eight also referred to the amount of emotions he has often endured. Last week Gascoigne appeared as part of a tribute to departing Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker. Gascoigne has now given an update on his health and says that he feels better than he has in years. Gascoigne told The Mirror: 'I feel 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. 'After so many years in the spotlight, I feel like it's time people got to know the real me.' Gascoigne's marriage to Sheryl, which ended in divorce in 1998, was marred by domestic violence claims. His spell as manager of Kettering Town in 2005 lasted just 39 days, with Gascoigne's alcohol problems a key factor. In 2008 Gascoigne faced a bankruptcy petition regarding a tax bill of £200,000 as he hadn't filed any tax returns for over two years. However, in 2011 he avoided being declared bankrupt despite the fact that he still owed £32,000. Gascoigne has frequently struggled with alcohol addiction and first attended therapy sessions in 1998. In 2010 he was charged with drink driving and was sent to rehab, while he was given an eight-week suspended sentence. Also that year he appeared on the scene during the stand-off between police and fugitive Raoul Moat. In 2015 Gascoigne received a restraining order for harassing an ex-girlfriend and assaulting a photographer. Gascoigne was capped 57 times by England between 1988 and 1998. He played for clubs including Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Gazza looks better than ever as he shares feelings that 'run riot' in his life
Once described as the most gifted English footballer of all time, Paul Gascoigne - aka Gazza - is 58 and looking fantastic. And he tells The Mirror he wants people to get to know 'the real me' Looking like a man at the top of his game, as he poses for an exclusive photoshoot, Gazza says: 'I feel better now than I have in years.' Once described as the most gifted English footballer of all time, now 58 and looking fantastic, he tells The Mirror: 'I hope I am at a point that I can really look back over everything I've gone through in my life with a different - and more positive - perspective. After so many years in the spotlight, I feel like it's time people got to know the real me.' Speaking ahead of his new book Eight being released by Mirror Books in the autumn, he has named it after the number 8 shirt he famously wore for England for Euro 96, as well as for Spurs. Eight, he reveals, also relates to the eight emotions he says have 'run riot through my life…sometimes all in the same afternoon!' The book promises to give the real story behind some of the more infamous events in the life of the Spurs, Rangers, Middlesbrough and England champion - from the drinking, to living with bipolar and his bizarre involvement in the hunt for killer his bizarre involvement in the hunt for Raoul Moat. Gazza, who recently appeared on a video tribute to Gary Lineker, when he bowed out as host of Match of the Day, thanked his former England and Spurs teammate for being there during his tougher times and hoped they would go 'gallivanting' together, now he has more free time. Gazza's well-documented addiction problems in the past have led to a series of arrests for drunk and disorderly and drink-drive offences. And his marriage to Sheryl Gascoigne in 1996 was dogged by allegations of domestic violence. But, despite their divorce in 1998, she has written about her ongoing attempts to help him. Coming 20 years after his autobiography My Story in 2005, Gazza feels that in Eight, he shows he now has a better grasp of what was happening to him during his rollercoaster life journey. Billed as 'Paul Gascoigne as never before,' if his story is anywhere near as showstopping as his new pictures, then it will be a riveting read. 'Gazza's looking better than ever - he was one of the heroes of my youth' Mirror photographer Rowan Griffiths photographed his footballing hero Gazza for the first time two weeks ago and says: 'He looks fantastic.' Meeting at a hotel in Didcot, Oxfordshire, Rowan says: 'Gazza knows how to hold the room. He was very genuine, asking how we all were. He was doing a speaking tour and seemed very well. I was so relieved to see him looking so good, as I was a fan from way back in the day myself. He was one of the heroes of my youth.' Rowan, who has been a Mirror photographer since 2003, reminisced with Gazza about the World Cup game against the then Czechoslovakia in 1990, when he scored one of the goals that bagged England a 4-2 win. 'I went to the Czech game,' says Rowan. 'Gazza recalled every detail of that game to me. Someone else asked if he remembered every game and he said yes he did. It's amazing to have that recall.' Disclosing that he has swapped hotel stays for Airbnbs when he is on speaking tours, so he has greater autonomy, when Rowan asked how he was feeling, Gazza said: 'I'm great.' While looking brilliant and posing like a consummate professional, Rowan says: 'He still likes a typical Gazza joke. We would be doing some serious portraits and the next thing, he was doing a ballerina pose! That's Gazza for you!'
The Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Gary Lineker reveals Match of the Day blunder he made in last-ever appearance for first time in 26 years
GARY LINEKER revealed the blunder he made for the very first time - in his last-ever Match of the Day show. Lineker, 64, bowed out from the programme on Sunday night at the end of the Premier League season. 4 4 He had planned to stay on presenting FA Cup matches and front the World Cup coverage next summer. But the legendary broadcaster walked away from the BBC for good following an anti-semitism row and fall-out with Beeb bosses. And Lineker admitted he made a glaring error as he closed his final show - and one he had never done before. Towards the end of the show, there was an emotional montage of friends, colleagues and team-mates paying tribute to the departing host. The likes of Alan Hansen, Paul Gascoigne, Ian Wright and Lineker's three sons all contributed then after a special message from Andrea Bocelli, Lineker had welled up and was understandably finding it difficult to keep it all together. So much so that when he went to talk through the final Premier League table, he fluffed his lines. Lineker could be heard scrambling around trying to find the piece of paper with the script to talk through the table - but with no joy. And that meant he had to make it up as he went along - and did so with his brilliant charm and ease. Choking back tears on the live TV show, Lineker said: "I don't know if I can speak. I'll try. "For one last time, here's the Premier League table." Then came a pause as he rustled through the papers, before continuing: "And I can't find the copy. "So I tell you what, you can just read it for yourselves because it doesn't matter. "Liverpool won the league as you can see, the teams that qualified for the Champions League are Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle. "Villa and Forest will also play European football next season. "Let's have a look at the bottom of the table - it's the first time I've ever ad-libbed this. "Ermm, the bottom three are going down as they do tend to do at the end of the season. "One of those teams is, of course, Leicester which is not really how I wanted to finish." Lineker's mishap prompted sniggering laughter from pundits Alan Shearer and Micah Richards. 'I WAS STRUGGLING' And when the trio reconvened for their The Rest Is Football podcast, the ex-Leicester striker addressed the gaffe. Lineker explained: "When they played the montage, I was struggling, especially when I saw my boys. "Thankfully, that wasn't the last clip because I'd gone at that point and needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show. "It's weird, isn't it? I presented it for 26 years and I always finish with the Premier League table and then a closing line. "But for the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, the written form of what I read out over the tables. "That's written by the subs and it needs to be accurate - you can't make any mistakes. "For the first time in 26 years, I couldn't find it and it wasn't there, so I just bust which was a bit different." Lineker was gifted with a couple of presents by Shearer and Richards before making a thank-you speech to end his final appearance on the show, which was closed by Bocelli performing and a series of the season's highlights. Somewhat ironically, the final game of Lineker's long stint was his beloved Leicester losing with their relegation already confirmed - nine years after he opened Match of the Day in his underpants following their 5,000-1 title win. 4 4
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Paul Gascoigne reveals why he left Everton just a week after David Moyes' arrival
Paul Gascoigne has criticised Everton manager David Moyes, blaming him for his departure from the club. The England legend spent two years at Goodison Park but left for Burnley just one week after Moyes replaced Walter Smith in 2002. Moyes, who joined Everton after spending four years at Preston, was only his second managerial job and later described Gascoigne's move as a 'nightmare'. 'I didn't like the way he came to Everton when he was going to be manager and that's why I left,' Gascoigne told esportinsider. 'He'd not played any top level football or managed any big teams. We had 18 internationals in the dressing room at Everton, from the likes of Wales, Scotland and myself. 'He just came in and he said, "I'm your new manager and I've seen how you played on Saturday. If you mess about with me I'll cut your f****** balls off!". 'Those were his first words to me and I went, well I won't be staying with him. He did ring us up later and say come back to the club, give me a chance to work with you. But I'd made my position clear. But he's a good man. I think he's mellowed a bit.' David Moyes spent 11 years at Goodison Park before joining Man United and has since returned Despite criticising the Scot, Gascoigne, who played 57 times for England, admitted he 'has done really well' since rejoining Everton. Moyes spent 11 years at the Toffees before returning this season and said Gascoigne's departure left the midfielder in tears. 'Paul [Gascoigne] was on his way out to Burnley, which was a nightmare for me. As I was introduced on the Thursday night, Gazza was going to sign for Burnley, who were due to play Preston,' he said. 'I didn't want Gazza to play for Burnley against Preston. I was saying: 'I'm going to have to keep Gazza here." He previously told the Times: 'Gazza had arranged a transfer to Burnley. He came into my office and started crying his eyes out. 'It was a strange first day at work, and the guy you've admired for years is in front of you in tears. He went the next week and we ended up getting on really well.' Gascoigne, 58, signed for Everton in 2000 and only scored once in two years at the club. He enjoyed a close relationship with Smith, reuniting at Everton after three succesful years at Rangers, and swiftly moved on after he left. Moyes' first stint at Everton saw him lead the club to nine top half finishes, including a record fourth place in 2004/05, and he won three LMA Manager of the Year awards. He moved to Manchester United to replace Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013, before spells at Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham. The 62-year-old replaced Sean Dyche at Everton in January and has guided them to a 13th place finish ahead of their first season as the new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
