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Paul Gascoigne thanks well-wishers as he enters treatment in United States

Image: Paul Gascoigne: 'Complex issues being dealt with'

Paul Gascoigne has been admitted to a treatment centre in the United States.

Gordon Taylor says the Professional Footballers' Association will continue to offer Gascoigne support in his battle against alcoholism. The organisation's chief executive said: "We have tried to support him throughout all his problems with rehabilitation at various clinics, with medical help. "We are in regular touch with him and have been again. We go one step forward and two back at times and this is just the situation. If we are not careful, it is going to be akin to George Best. It is unfortunate, but we try to keep going." Taylor defended the PFA against criticism on Twitter from former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who suggested the union should spend less time "getting great deals on cars" and more caring for the likes of Gascoigne. "I can't think of a player who has had more support and constant help over a number of years than Paul," Taylor said. "It is nice that people like Peter Schmeichel care about him, but they don't appreciate the work we have done for him, a lot of which has to be confidential."

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