Source: Eurosport
Gazza hails `legend' Robson
England legend Paul Gascoigne led the tributes to his former mentor Sir Bobby Robson after a successful charity match in his honour.
A crowd of 33,000 turned out at St James' Park as a team including several of Robson's 1990 England World Cup squad took on a Germany XI to raise money for the 76-year-old's own cancer charity.
Robson, battling the disease for the fifth time, attended in a wheelchair and was introduced to both teams and presented with a UEFA lifetime achievement award before kick-off.
The match was intended as a reprise of the World Cup semi-final of 19 years ago, which West Germany won on penalties before going on to win the trophy.
Gascoigne, who was famously reduced to tears during England's defeat in Turin, said: "Sir Bobby is a legend over the world. He was the one who gave me my first run-out for the England team.
"When I saw him it was quite heartbreaking to see him that way but he is battling away and keeping on top of it, which is great. He's battling cancer for the fifth time. It takes a man to beat it once but he's doing it for a fifth time. That's the man he is, he won't give in."
