Paul Gascoigne reveals he was rushed to hospital after breaking six ribs in a fall – as England legend opens up on latest health scare

Paul Gascoigne announced that he suffered six broken ribs and a punctured lung as a result of a fall, following another health problem during the festive period.

The 58-year-old former England international said he was left ‘in pain’ due to the injuries.

Gascoigne made this statement on the podcast Clutch 9 and admitted to “panicking” and “cursing” himself because of the pain while being treated in hospital.

‘I was hanging something and fell backwards. I broke six ribs and punctured a few lungs,’ said Gascoigne.

‘I go to hospital and obviously I’m in pain and they give me some painkillers. I felt my neck grow. I immediately took the surgeon in because I was panicking.

‘I could see my dad in the clouds and I was really panicking.

‘I’ve had 38 surgeries, which normally doesn’t bother me, but this time I was really kidding myself.

I was saying, ‘Please call the surgeon.’ ‘I was crying with my eyes open.’

It is the latest health scare for the former Tottenham midfielder, who made 57 appearances for the Three Lions and is considered one of the country’s most talented players of all time.

Gascoigne, who also played for Newcastle, Rangers and Lazio, was taken to intensive care last July after he was found unconscious in the bedroom of his home in Poole, Dorset.

He was discovered by His close friend and personal assistant Steve Foster was stabilized and later released after he was found to be struggling with a throat condition.

Gascoigne, who retired from professional football in 2004, had been experiencing health problems for years and expressed his alcohol addiction with bitter honesty.

In October he admitted he would never quit drinking and He emphasized that he ‘planned to die as a Gaza‘ Instead of changing the current lifestyle.

The England legend struggled with alcohol addiction and mental health problems after retiring from football (Pictured at Euro 96)

The 58-year-old football player was one of the most talented players of his generation in the 1990s.

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, he told viewers that he still drank alcohol and that he repeatedly became depressed when discussing his struggles with substance abuse.

‘Jimmy Greaves stopped drinking but he’s Jimmy Greaves,’ he said. ‘I’m not Jimmy Greaves and I’m not George Best.

‘I’m not drunk because I hate my mother and father or I hate the public. It’s not about that. I’m doing this for his sake. I may regret it. But I don’t think about yesterday, I don’t think about tomorrow. I only think about today and live for today.

‘I haven’t changed, I can’t change, I don’t know how to change.

‘I will probably die as Gazza. But I have nothing to hide. Now the whole country knows what I’m doing.

‘I drank because I wanted to drink, and then I regretted the consequences. Now if I have a relapse, I don’t go for weeks like I did before.

‘Looking back I must have hurt my mother and father. But you don’t think about it. The person you hurt the most is yourself.’

Gascoigne wHe played in the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991 and won two Scottish Premiership titles with Rangers, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.