Cry Baby Gazza Tops Sporting Images Poll

A recent poll by an online sports magazine found the picture of Paul Gazza' Gascoigne in tears during the 1990 World Cup semi-final to be the most iconic sporting image of all time. The image, which was later parodied in a Walker's crisps advert star

   A recent poll by an online sports magazine found the picture of Paul ‘Gazza' Gascoigne in tears during the 1990 World Cup semi-final to be the most iconic sporting image of all time. The image, which was later parodied in a Walker's crisps advert starring Gazza, was chosen from millions to top the poll.

The picture depicted Gazza shedding tears after being given a yellow card during the important match. He was sad because the card meant that he would miss the World Cup final if England were to get through. However, it wasn't to be; England was beaten by West Germany in the match, which tragically knocked them out of the competition.

Gazza was born in Gateshead, near Newcastle and always dreamed of becoming a professional footballer. His football career started as a schoolboy at Newcastle United's youth team, and he was then promoted to the first team, which he played in for four years. Gazza soon became one of the world's most sought-after footballers, enjoying stints playing for Tottenham Hotspurs, Rangers, Everton and Lazio, as well as notching up an impressive 57 England caps. However, it is widely believed that Gazza never quite fulfilled his full potential as a footballer, mainly due to the demons that plagued him throughout his professional career.

Gazza's professional career has been burdened by many demons, including bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder and alcoholism. They had a particularly negative effect in 2005 when he was axed as manager of Kettering Town after just 39 days due to his problems with alcohol abuse. Previously, Gazza was accused of being violent towards his former wife Sheryl, and earlier this year, he was sectioned under the mental health act after an incident in Newcastle where he threatened to harm himself.

There were a number of other iconic sporting images that were singled out for praise by contributors to the poll. These include the Maradona's infamous ‘Hand of God' pose from the 1986 World Cup, and a picture of England goalkeeper David Seaman comforting Gareth Southgate after missing a vital penalty in an important Euro 96 match. Voters in the poll also thought highly of a picture of a very bloody Terry Butcher after England and Sweden's 1989 World Cup qualifying match, which ended in a 0-0 draw.

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