#2 Paul Gascoigne on Gary Charles
This is basically a ‘karma comes back to f**k you up’ sort of thing, but only this time, karma came to bite back instantly. Paul Gascoigne, fondly known as Gazza and one of the most talented players of his generation, was already on a booking before this tackle.
Now, Gazza was very gifted. Indeed, such was his talent that he was frequently regarded as the most naturally gifted English player of his generation. However, this tackle might have changed his career for the worse.
As Gary Charles of Nottingham Forest ran towards a loose ball, Gazza wanted to kick it away, but badly mistimed his tackle. In a classic knee-to-knee clash, Gazza hurt himself more than Gary Charles as the latter hobbled off while the former was writhing in pain after rupturing his knee ligaments.
Obviously, Gazza went unpunished – which was strange, to say the least.