Last Monday, notifications from multiple media outlets and text messages from friends and colleagues started pinging into my phone. Beep. Beep. Beep. I opened the alerts to see Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne, ...

“I had no money growing up,” says Paul Gascoigne, in one of his many soliloquies about life and loss. “I haven’t got any now either. That’s why I’m doing these events for you lot.” His audience roars ...

This article has been updated as part of The Athletic‘s coverage of Euro 2024 and the Copa America, having originally been published in 2021. I watched the goal again just now; David Seaman launching ...

It was the hopeful first spring of a new millennium, and yet an almighty stench from the previous one lingered. That May, in a court near Utrecht, the trial of two Libyans had begun so that a deadly ...

“It feels good, I’m excited. I know it’s Kettering Town, it isn’t Premiership football (but)… it’s a challenge and something I’m really looking forward to.” The date was October 27, 2005, and Paul ...

England legend Paul Gascoigne has made the stark admission that he will never stop drinking, despite the devastating effect alcohol has had on his personal and professional life. 'Gazza', now 58 years ...

Gascoigne, enjoyed a glittering career highlighted by his starring role in England's run to the 1990 World Cup semi-finals, where his tears became an iconic moment. He also helped England reach the ...