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Tottenham legend Gazza: Wembley tackle biggest regret of career

Tottenham legend Paul Gascoigne admits his tackle on Nottingham Forest fullback Gary Charles in the 1991 FA Cup final is the biggest regret of his career.

It's 20 years since Gazza's moment of madness and it is an incident he regrets to this day.

"I didn't go into that challenge to try and really hurt Gary Charles," he told the BBC. "I said sorry afterwards and wanted to make sure he was alright and still had a career ahead of him, and he appreciated that.

"I tried to get a good challenge on him to let him know he was in a game. I just mistimed it. It was daft and I'm gutted about that.

"I'm just probably one of those players who couldn't tackle. When I see the challenge I cringe myself. It's the biggest regret of my career."

Former Forest winger Ian Woan says: "What happened that day was the defining moment in his career and hindered him an awful lot. Everyone, including myself, wanted to see Paul Gascoigne play at his peak but it was the catalyst for a downward spiral in an injury-plagued career."

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