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Gazza Drinking Himself to Death

by Hannah Punitha on Sep 4 2008 8:36 PM

Former soccer star Paul Gascoigne is reportedly drinking himself to death.

On Tuesday, he collapsed following a five-day bender.

Cops had to be called to his Algarve hotel at 6.30 a.m. as tourists found him struggling to speak and unable to focus.

One onlooker told The Sun: "He has ripped himself to shreds, psychologically. It was the most distressing thing I have ever seen. He was such a legend but then to find him babbling incoherently like this was awful."

The ex-England star boozed with Corrie star Bradley Walsh while on holiday with pals including Jimmy 'Five Bellies' Gardner.

Tourists told how he downed 20 double whiskies in a day, fought with barmen over booze bills and argued with Jimmy over a 20,000 pound debt.

Gazza, who went into rehab in May after a suicide bid, arrived at Portuguese resort Vale do Lobo last week.

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He began drinking last Thursday and was seen at bars until early yesterday.

He was then found alone and confused in the lobby of his five-star hotel, telling one tourist that Jimmy flew home after their row.

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