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Paul Gascoigne’s showbusiness mates Rod Stewart, Chris Evans and Danny Baker have come under fire from England star Paul Ince.

England midfielder Gascoigne has been warned by manager Glenn Hoddle that he has to get into shape for next month’s World Cup finals after being linked with drinking sessions with the trio. “What breaks my heart is the treatment of Gazza by some of his so-called friends,”  says Ince.

“Nothing hurts me more than seeing someone like Rod Stewart describing what Gazza did or what he drank on a night out.” I’m not just having a pop at Rod Stewart. I’d love to see a lot more of Gazza’s mates letting him get on with the World Cup without distractions,”   Ince says.

Earlier this week Hoddle insisted that if Gascoigne steps out of line again he could find himself out of the final 22 for the World Cup starting in France on June 10.