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Paul Gascoigne will no longer be invited to join the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, officials have said.

The body citied "health concerns" and "ongoing enquiries" in a brief statement withdrawing the former NUFC player's nomination.

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The Scottish Football Museum has been adding top footballers to its Hall of Fame every year since 2004 - but Newcastle's own Gazza will no longer be joining the list of Scottish footballing legends.

A statement released by the Hall of Fame said: "Further to consultation with the Chair and the Scottish Football Hall of Fame committee, due to a number of factors including ongoing enquiries and concerns over the state of Paul's health, it has been decided to withdraw the nomination of Paul Gascoigne at this time from this year's nomination process."

The body did not offer any further clarification over the nature of these concerns or enquiries.

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A former Rangers player, Gazza had been nominated for the honour by a public vote, along with five other footballers.

He'd been due to be inducted into the prestigious group at a black tie dinner on October 21.

But Sky Sports reported at least one Scottish Football Association board member was planning to boycott the dinner over "moral" concerns about his nomination.

Just this afternoon, Sky Sports said it understood any review of Gascoigne's would be "unprecedented".