Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for former England hero.
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Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been quizzed by police after he was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.
He was taken into custody on Sunday night after police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire.
The 42-year-old and another man were taken into custody for questioning.
Following a night in custody at Northallerton police station they were released on bail on Monday afternoon.
In December, Gascoigne was given a fixed penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly in Newcastle.
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A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “At 9.10pm on Sunday, officers from North Yorkshire Police were called to a disturbance at a takeaway at Leeming Bar.
“Following inquiries, two men, aged 42 and 40, from the Newcastle area, were arrested on suspicion of being drunk while in charge of a motor vehicle.
The former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder has faced a long battle with alcohol and drugs, and was detained three times under the Mental Health Act in 2008.
He told BBC Radio 5 live’s Victoria Derbyshire last year he had been clean of drink and drugs for four months, and had attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. (BBC Sport)
We keep hoping that someone would get through to Gazza and that his bad influences, and he has many hanger-ons, would simply vanish but it seems that this tale could end up with a very unhappy ending.
The former Newcastle, Rangers and Lazio genius is in very real danger of ending up as the lead story on the 9 O’Clock news for all the wrong reasons. His well publicized battle against drink, drugs and depression did appear to be about to turn a corner but this latest incident leaves many of his former admirers, me included, worrying just what might happen next.
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