Gazza: one of the Faces Of England talks about his most famous football moments

As England gear up for this summer's European Championships, Umbro are celebrating a true English football icon and a man who has spurred on the nation to success at previous tournaments: Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne. Here, Gazza talks about the highs of Euro 96, where he helped England to famous wins over Scotland and Holland, and the pride he felt when representing his country. To see more of Gazza and the stories he's shared with us, take a look at http://www.umbro.com/facesofengland

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[Ricky P]

What a legend. What id give for just one member of this squad to care as much as gazza clearly did.

[mojopin70]

Bless you Gazza it was a privilege to see you play for England.

[tripled123100]

Gazza was the best player i ever saw playing for England. One of the few players who played better for country than for club - the better the oposition the better he played. A shame some of these millionare players of today dont have the same attitude towards playing for England.

[thecrowjoker2]

his so emotional he loves to cry



[veikoum]

He lost weight,it seems he was sick!as if he was cancerous!All of this was alcohol!

[louise johnson]

these days england players care about what they look like and wear more than the game

[walllis]

That would make a lot of sense and if thats true I think I would have much rather heard that at the time than all that kebab rubbish...all the same I still think they should have taken him,could have made the difference in extra time against Argentina,or even just to have taken a penalty instead of Batty.

[Jack Frost]

GAZZA class act.

Prayers with you that you will

beat this disease.

[MrRobertJameson]

He couldn't pass the fitness test beause he was smoking too much.

[owly1988]

Gazza is a football icon and a legend and he loved and cared for the England shirt!! Football will miss his genuis but will talk about him and how good he was for ever!! And being ex spurs dosnt matter Gazza am and Arsenal fan and still loved every minute you played mate, was there for the Paul Merson Testimonial and he played in an Arsenal Shirt that day!! Top Man!!

[walllis]

Passion?...obviously!...contro­l possesion and know how to pass the ball?..please! Watch Italy v England 1997 W.C. qualifier and tell me who controlled possession and dictacted the game to make sure we got the result and qualified for France 98(Hoddle your a joker for leaving him out,kebab or not,probably just jelous)... Gazza didn't just pass the ball and dictate play when needed,he made the game exciting for England fans...you just never knew if he was gonna do something magic!

[burlhorse89]

he looks weird-still drinking?