'It was murder for me': Paul Gascoigne has paranoia about Gaza Strip

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'It was murder for me': Paul Gascoigne has paranoia about Gaza Strip

One of England's finest footballers ever Paul Gascoigne used to feel uneasy when he heard about the Gaza Strip on the radio.

That's because Gaza sounds like his nickname Gazza and Strip sounds like a place Gascoigne used to frequent during his playing career.

Gascoigne told the Press Association in 2015: "I had a great career. There have been parts since I stopped playing that I've really enjoyed, and then I get knocked down again for no reason.

"Sometimes it's got to the stage now where I hate Saturday nights, because jack shit knows what's coming in the papers on Sunday.

"I tell you what was the worst one, the Gaza Strip. You know the term the Gaza Strip, remember that? That was murder for me.

"I'd be sitting there having a shave and that, and the news would come on 'And the Gazza...' and I'd be like 'What's that?!' and I realised it was the Gaza Strip. I couldn't wait for that to end."

The Gaza Strip is a Palestinian territory adjacent to Israel. It is the smaller of the two Palestinian states.

Author.eugeneSourcePA via Sky Sports
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