Gazza praises Tottenham

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has publicly thanked his ex-Tottenham Hotspur captain Gary Mabbutt and the club for helping fund his treatment for alcohol-related problems.

Gascoigne, 47, was quoted in The Sun newspaper on Monday as saying Tottenham's local Premier League rival Arsenal had in the past paid $78,380 toward his medical care.

But he told Reuters on Monday Spurs, who he played for from 1988 to 1992, winning the FA Cup in 1991 when he was famously injured in the final, had also always been supportive and helped cover his medical bills for years.