'Only Paul Gascoigne could do that'... Des Walker on outrageous 'Gazza' and Diego Maradona stories

Des Walker spoke to Sporf's James Sweetnam about what it was really like to play against Diego Maradona and what his strategy was for dealing with the legend, his rivalry with Paul Gascoigne in training and how the icon scored an almost impossible goal against him, as well as a hilarious story of how he ran into 'Gazza' after the superstar challenged a group of Americans to a game of squash. The former England international also discussed the hilarious tales he has from going out every Thursday before a match, as well as giving his reaction to England beating Mexico inside the Azteca Stadium at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Last 16. Walker opened up about why he thinks Harry Kane is one of the best of all time and elaborated about what the striker has over Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland.