Who is gazza

In the opening knockout game against Belgium, Gascoigne made set up another goal after sending a fine free-kick into the penalty area, which was converted by David Platt.

He was once again at the crux of the action in the quarter-final tie against Cameroon when he gave away a penalty, which was scored — but then made up for it when he scored the winning penalty in extra-time. Gascoigne then played a part as his team reached the semi-final stage of the European Championships, netting against Scotland — a goal that was described as one of the finest of the whole tournament.

He is also well-known for his famous celebrations for both club and country, including that of the 'dentist's chair' from Euro '96, as well as miming playing a flute with Rangers in Gascoigne was an integral part of the England side under manager Glen Hoddle and helped his side to secure the draw against Italy needed to qualify for the World Cup, but British tabloids later published photos of the midfielder eating late-night kebabs alongside DJ friend Chris Evans only a week before the final squad for the tournament was due to be confirmed.

As a result, Hoddle snubbed Gascoigne and did not call him up to England's World Cup squad after finding out that he had his room trashed by the former international in an angry rage. Gascoigne never featured for England following the qualifier against Italy. The couple had one son named Regan, and Gascoigne adopted the two children from Sheryl's previous marriage, Mason and Bianca.

In the later stages of his early career and in the time immediately following his retirement from the game, Gascoigne's life has been befuddled with mental and emotional distress, particularly involving his struggles with alcohol — and has been in and out of treatment for the majority of his post-playing career.

The yellow card meant he would have been banned from playing in the final if England had made it, but they went out on penalties. In October he was appointed manager of Conference North club Kettering Town, lasting just 39 days. In , Gazza began dating art gallery boss Sara Lovatt , but he revealed on August 9 the same year that they had ended the relationship.

Gazza became known for his outlandish celebrations including the "dentist's chair" in Euro The celebration saw him mimicking an infamous team night-out which saw him allegedly strapped to a chair while a barman poured tequila down his throat. But the consequences of another of his celebrations were much more sinister than a few tabloid front pages. It was a reference to the protestant Orange walk marchers playing the Sash - and an attempt to wind up the home crowd at Celtic Park.

The police even gave him a special mirrored device to check under his car for bombs in the aftermath of the game. One of the troubled star's most bizarre antics came during murderer Raoul Moat 's stand-off with police. Gazza revealed he snorted 14 lines of cocaine before attempting to intervene in the armed siege - bringing a fishing rod and cooked chicken. In Paul Gascoigne was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on a train. He moved to South Africa after finishing matric to further his education and establish himself and later studied marketing at Boston College in Cape Town before concentrating on his music career.

It is stated that every successful man has a woman by his side. Gazza is proud of his family, which he considers to be his greatest achievement. Golden Shiimi is Gazza's wife. He describes his wife as the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Gazza has released 12 albums to date. Kwaito, dancehall, reggae, and hip hop are all represented in his songs.

He has received numerous awards, including Male Artist of the Year in He said in an interview with The Grey Ave that he began playing music in primary school. He used to rap in class and was also a member of a choir where he sang lead. He recalls attending to church with his mother as a child, where he also claims to have sang. He claims that singing in church taught him about various vocal harmonies. Before relocating to America, he recorded his second album in Namibia.

He traveled to America to work as a professional marketer, but he claims that music followed him and that he ended up doing music rather than focusing only on his professional marketing business.

He is contracted to Universal Music Group, the world's largest record label.