Looking once more at the Gazza story

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 Looking once more at the Gazza story
The story about Gascoigne being sectioned yesterday was incredibly sad to me, as it represented the lowest in a history of post-glory lows for one of my favourite all-time players. Some might blithely compare him to Maradona, except Gazza was big on the food and drink, less on the cocaine. He represented the iconic image of a grim 1980s industrialist England, where beer bellies ballooned and ... [link]

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Gazza: A Plea
Published 2/24/2008 by Big Blue Monkey at I Dislike Your Favorite Team
... , but we are truly worried about this most recent incident. If you haven't heard, Gazza was arrested for his own safety after having people in the hotel he was staying in complain about the wicked noise he was making. Gazza has been going down this road a while. Known for his antics off the pitch, and his heart on the sleeve genius on the pitch, he's been a goldmine for sportswriters and tabloidists alike. No one has summarized better than our new friends at Unprofessional Foul . He was a fighter on the pitch, and unfortunately, off the pitch, too. Please, Paul, don't just be ...

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