England football icon Paul Gascoigne opened up about a terrifying accident at home that left him ‘really panicking’ as he was rushed to hospital
Paul Gascoigne revealed he was rushed to hospital after suffering a horrible accident over the festive period.
The England football legend, 58, said he was left in ‘agony’ when he broke six ribs and punctured his lungs in a terrifying fall.
Speaking to Clutch 9 for an upcoming documentary, Gazza revealed: “I was hanging something up and I fell backwards. I broke six ribs and I punctured a couple of lungs.
“I go to the hospital and I’m in agony obviously and they give me some pain relief. I just felt my neck getting bigger. I got the surgeon in quickly because I was panicking.
“I could see my dad in the clouds and I was really panicking.
“I’ve had 38 operations so this normally doesn’t bother me, but this time I was really s******g myself.
“I was saying, ‘please get the surgeon.’ I was crying my eyes out!”
Just months earlier in July, Gascoigne was rushed to hospital in another health scare when he was found semi-conscious by a friend in a bedroom of his Dorset home.
The former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder was admitted to an intensive care ward but was later moved to an acute medical unit.
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