England football icon Paul Gascoigne has revealed he ‘headbutted Mickey Mouse’ during a fight at Disneyland Paris during his playing days.
The Three Lions icon spent three years strutting his stuff for Lazio in Italy after leaving Tottenham in 1992.
The former midfielder, speaking at an ‘An Evening with Gazza’ per The Sun, has now revealed he fell out with club bosses.
He wanted to play in a vital league clash with Juventus, while the Lazio hierarchy were keen for him to star in a charity match alongside Diego Maradona.
England football icon Paul Gascoigne has revealed he ‘headbutted Mickey Mouse’ during a fight at Disneyland Paris during his playing days
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Gascoigne, recalling the incident, says he was so angry he flew to Disneyland Paris by himself.
And he left the audience in stitches after revealing he clashed with Mickey Mouse, Pluto and Donald Duck during his time there.
“I played a game against Milan and I scored and got man of the match,” he said.
“We had a game the next Sunday and the manager said, ‘Gazza you’re not playing’.
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“He said, ‘The president wants you to play against Diego Maradona in Seville in a friendly on Tuesday’.
“I said, ‘Am I f***. I am playing against Juventus.’
“So you know what I did? I f***ed off to EuroDisney on my own.
“All I can remember is I headbutted Mickey Mouse, kicked Pluto up the a**e, and had a fight with Donald Duck. My Dad said to me, ‘F**k EuroDisney? Go and play that game.”
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After performing a U-turn, Gascoigne jetted off to Seville for the match – which ended 1-1.
Recalling playing against Maradona, and what he told the Argentina icon, the ex-England star added: “I got to the dressing room and the lads knew I was p***ed.
“I go down the tunnel and Diego Maradona is standing there.
“I said, ‘Diego f***ing hell I’m p***ed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK Gazza, so am I.’
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Paul Gascoigne was livid with Lazio bosses when he flew to Disneyland Paris and fought with Mickey Mouse
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“I don’t know how but I scored a f***ing unbelievable goal.
“I did the press conference which didn’t go down too well.
“Lazio then said they weren’t giving me 120 grand, they were taking 40 grand from my wages.
“You know what I did? I f***ed off to the airport and went back to EuroDisney.”
England star Paul Gascoigne faced Diego Maradona again during an exhibition match in 2006
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Gascoigne has battled alcohol addiction in the years since hanging up his boots. Ever the character, however, he made a quip about being sober that amused the audience.
“By the way this is water so if you want to take a photo you’ll make f**k all from the newspapers,” he joked.
“And if you do, we’ll go halfers.”