Botafogo defender André Luís disagreed with the referee Carlos Chandía's decision to book him in last night's Copa Sudamericana quarterfinal versus Estudiantes, and registered his disapproval by snatching the yellow card and showing it back to the ref. Unfortunately for Luis, it doesn't work like that. Click to continue reading...

Only months after detaining himself for mental health issues, it appears English legend Paul Gascoigne is gotten in trouble with the law.

The Northern Echo newspaper said Gascoigne, 41, was involved in a confrontation with a photographer and a fan while leaving a pub.

Fighting and heavy drinking. Click to continue reading...

Paul Gascoigne
Originally uploaded by titlap Hace poco escuchaba que el ex-astro del futbol ingles Paul Gascoigne se encontraba perdido, ya llevaba una semana de fiesta con Iron Maiden pero despues ya nadie supo de el. Se dice que quiso beber hasta morir en Portugal.

Siempre vivio en los excesos dentro y fuera de la cancha como nos muestra la fotografia, ahora quiere que lo dejen morir borracho y hasta drogado, asi de cruda su realidad:

Lean esto
Rally Digby, la esposa de un amigo, le halló tumbado en el suelo inconsciente y le salvó la vida, según cuenta la prensa británica. Click to continue reading...

With an increasing number of sports pages devoted to the sport, a number of magazine and countless websites all purporting to cover every angle of the game of football, it is difficult to see any room for new publications.

Yet they come nevertheless. The latest is Football Punk, an offshoot of the successful Golf Punk magazine which is owned by former Liverpool defender Phil Babb. Click to continue reading...

This is a great article from the London Times, that describes how Joe Cole has become England's attacking midfielder / forward without an assigned position. Personally, I think this strategy is long overdue as Cole has always shown so much more of his ability when he was allowed to roam around and wasn't confined to one of the wide midfield positions. Click to continue reading...

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FourFourTwo - Web Q&A WitH Les Ferdinand
Who's the best player you've played with?
Ashley Adams, Greenwich
Paul Gascoigne was exceptional, as was David Ginola. Roy Wegerle was also a fantastic player. When I was at QPR, he scored a goal against Leeds that won Goal of the Season. Click to continue reading...

Spurs new boy David Bentley wants to follow in the same foot steps as his boyhood idol Paul Gascoigne at White Hart Lane. The former Arsenal man completed his £17million move from Blackburn yesterday and straight away revealed how he use to stand in ore watching Gazza at Tottenham when he was a youngster. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham unveil delighted David Bentley

David Bentley has been formally presented as a Tottenham Hotspur player after completing his initial £15 million transfer from Blackburn Rovers.

The England international, 23, has signed a six-year deal at White Hart Lane, becoming the club's third acquisition of the summer, and immediately targeted a Champions League challenge this season saying it "meant the world" to sign for the club. Click to continue reading...

There is news in The Sun today, that Paul Gascoigne could be offered a job by his home town club, Newcastle United. Paul Gascoigne - with Redheugh Boys Club when very young Click to continue reading...

Finally things might be taking an upturn for Paul Gascoigne, as today he has been reportedly offered a football lifeline by coaching the Philippines squad. I'm sure most of you, like us, have watched the slow decline of the last great English footballing icon with remorse and emotion. It's just such a sad state of affairs, but hopefully this opportunity to get involved again in football will stop his gradual decline into, well, insanity. Click to continue reading...

It was the summer when football came home, England were half-decent and Paul Gascoigne had his last hurrah. It was also the summer when English football, inspired by the European Championships being held on home soil, really started to open up to foreign players.

For Liverpool that meant Patrick Berger. Click to continue reading...

As I'm sure everyone is aware, Paul Gascoigne was held under the Mental Health Act again on Sunday after reports he was acting strangely. There are more rumours in the press that he collapsed soon after his release and has voluntary signed himself back into medical care. Whatever is going on I don't believe the press or paparazzi are helping. Click to continue reading...

Can a leopard really change its spots? That appears to be the case with 'Iron' Mike Tyson, who claims to have helped out Wayne Rooney a few years ago and would be happy to do the same with 'troubled star' Paul Gascoigne. The latter recently suffered a mental breakdown, culminating in a two-week session with [. Click to continue reading...

Last month Paul Gascoigne was sectioned under the Mental Health Act following a series of incidents at a hotel in Gateshead and there was more than a wave of whisper rippling across everywhere that Gazza was once again drowning in a self-constructed mess. But the fallen England star has now been released from hospital and he [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Gascoigne has been an inspirational figure to many when it came to football and one such person is Chelsea's England international midfielder Joe Cole. The former West Ham United star has revealed to the News of the World that it was Gazza who inspired him to become a professional footballer. Cole also heaves a [. Click to continue reading...

One more sympathiser and supporter for fallen England star Paul Gascoigne. Premiership club Tottenham Hotspur have pledged to help the former England, Spurs and Newcastle striker and his family after Gazza was sectioned under the Mental Health Act after he was arrested and detained on Wednesday following claims he acted as a 'potential menace' at [. Click to continue reading...

I heard a story this weekend on the BBC's radio show 5 Live that Kevin Keegan had reached out to Paul Gascoigne's father. Gaza was Kevin Keegan's boot boy at St.James park as a child. What a boot boy does is unclear to me. I would appreciate your insight so if you can help me "I would Love it"(Infamous Keeganism)

Kevin Keegan had spoken to Gaza'a father and offered his support to Gaza'a family so they are better armed to help Gaza. Click to continue reading...

SFS gets out of its blogging area, Spanish Football & Spanish Sports, after seeing this video of English Football player PAUL GASCOIGNE on " Current TV" http://current.com I´m a bit sad to see... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

I have been thinking about Paul Gascoigne a lot. Some refer to Gaza as a tragic figure.Someone who had it all but just could not get it right. The only time he was in control was on the pitch. But off it he seemed hell bent for his own destruction.

Why though? Was Paul so upset by his wealth and fame that the only way to reject it was to pursue extreme behavior that would guarantee his demise? Click to continue reading...

Paul Ince Left with fellow England teammate Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne finds himself at the center of more trouble. For whatever reason,he has always been a sympathetic character stuck in two worlds. One which glorifies the exploits of its great footballers and the other that glorifies its drinking culture. Click to continue reading...

Paul Gascoigne was detained today under the Mental Health Act. How did England's superstar get where he is today? Click to continue reading...