Paul Gascoigne disguises himself as a wizard

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has tweeted a photograph of himself disguised as a wizard to avoid the paparazzi.

The 46-year-old, who retired from the game in 2004, is pictured wearing a fake beard, sunglasses and brown hoodie.

Gascoigne has nearly 400,000 followers on the social networking site after setting up an account last month.

Hiding from the press today so I went out like this... Haha x http://t.co/Czkp4Hqpfx

— Paul Gascoigne (@gazzaofficial) November 10, 2013

The former Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio and Rangers midfielder won 57 caps for England.