Paul Gascoigne's tears in Turin captivated a nation and once they had fallen in love with the prodigiously talented but delicate England playmaker, they could never take their eyes off him, no matter how painful it was to keep looking.
As 'Gazza' turns 53 today, enjoying some rare respite in what has been a turbulent and often tragic life, it is fair to suggest he did not take Lineker's advice seriously. Then again, the cruel fate of Gascoigne's career hinged just as much on bad decisions as terrible injuries, beginning with shattering his knee in the 1991 FA Cup final.
Yet even at his best, he still managed to land himself in trouble, receiving death threats from the IRA following a goal celebration which stoked tensions with Glasgow's Catholic population. Gascoigne's much-publicised drinking spiralled out of control soon after when he ended up in a rehabilitation centre.
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