Troubled Gazza seeks treatment in US
- Published: 5 Feb 2013 at 03.44
- Online news: Sports
Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States just 24 hours after his agent revealed the troubled former England star was losing his battle with alcoholism.
Former Lazio player Paul Gascoigne (C) waves to supporters prior the group J Europa League football match between Lazio and Tottenham on November 22, 2012 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States just 24 hours after his agent revealed the troubled former England star was losing his battle with alcoholism.
Gascoigne, who has struggled with alcohol problems for many years and was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in 2008, was filmed sobbing and speaking incoherently at a charity event in Northampton on Thursday.
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