Gazza treated for mystery illness: report

Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne, currently without a club, has been treated in hospital after his face went numb, The Sun tabloid reported.

Gascoigne, 35, entered hospital in Gateshead, northeast England, on Saturday, the paper said Monday.

"A woman he obviously knew asked him what was wrong. He said the left side of his face had gone numb," a witness at Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital told The Sun.

Gascoigne's father said his son was fine and did not have a serious complaint after being sent home by doctors.

Gascoigne, better known as Gazza, has not played a competitive match since a brief spell with First Division Burnley ended in the summer.

He has also played for London outfit Tottenham, Glasgow giants Rangers and Rome side Lazio during a 15-year career.