Paul Gascoigne: "I didn't ask to be an alcoholic"

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has admitted that he has to take each day as it comes as he continues to deal with alcoholism.

The 46-year-old has been plagued with alcohol addiction for years and was sent to a rehab facility in Arizona in a bid to overcome his issues.

However, since then, the troubled star has been fined £1,000 for a drunken assault at a railway station in Stevenage in July.

"People say 'why do you drink?' I don't know, I didn't ask to be an alcoholic," the retired footballer said in an ITV documentary Being Paul Gascoigne.

"I'm an alcoholic. I wish I wasn't but I am. I have my bad days and if I have a good day I make the most of it. I don't know what tomorrow brings, or the next five minutes."

Gascoigne is alleged to have spent £4,000 on football bets last week.