Paul Gascoigne recalls hilarious drunken fight with Mickey Mouse and Disney pals

Paul Gascoigne recalled the story in front of a 2000-strong audience in Newcastle, with the incident taking part when he was due to play against Argentine legend Diego Maradona

Paul Gascoigne had a drunken fight with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland when he was due to play in a friendly with Diego Maradona.

The former England star had been asked to take part in the charity match alongside the Argentinian legend in Seville. But the event clashed with a game for his team Lazio against Italian club Juventus.

A furious Gazza flew to EuroDisney in Paris and drunkenly fought with Mickey Mouse, Pluto and Donald Duck. He was persuaded to return and scored in the 1-1 draw in Spain in November 1992….even though he had been drinking.

The 57-year-old recalled the bizarre caper at an “Evening with Gazza” before a 2,000-strong audience at 02 City Hall in Newcastle.

“I played a game against Milan and I scored and got man of the match,” he recalled. “We had a game the next Sunday and the manager said, ‘Gazza you’re not playing’.

“He said: ‘The president wants you to play against Diego Maradona in Seville in a friendly’. I f***** off to EuroDisney. All I can remember is I headbutted Mickey Mouse, kicked Pluto up the a***, and had a fight with Donald Duck.”

But Gazza did fly to Spain in the end after telling his dad about the match. He met Maradona, who died aged 60 in November, 2020, the pair joking that they were both drunk before the game.

“I got to the dressing room and the lads knew I was p**sed,” he continued. “I go down the tunnel and Diego Maradona is standing there. I said, ‘Diego f***ing hell I’m p**sed.’ He said, ‘It’s OK Gazza, so am I.’

“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** off to the airport and went back to EuroDisney.”

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