
‘Glenn Hoddle is a prick. Terry Venables warned me "Hoddle will try to make a name for himself" – he said it was because of my drinking, but six other players were out until 6am’ Paul Gascoigne speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo on his 1998 World Cup snub
FourFourTwo EN 8 November 2025 at 14:00(Processed: 8 November 2025 at 14:22)
Paul Gascoigne gave an exclusive interview to FourFourTwo discussing his reaction to being controversially omitted from the 1998 World Cup squad. Gascoigne recounts that Terry Venables warned him about manager Glenn Hoddle, who he claims snubbed him partly due to drinking, despite other players also being out late.
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