Overview

• Gascoigne recounts an argument at the Gleneagles Hotel in October 1996 in which he put his head against Sheryl's and pushed her to the floor, injuring her.
• He writes that Sheryl's recollection differs from his own and says he is sorry for the pain he caused.
• Contemporary coverage included the Daily Mirror front page reading 'GAZZA BEATS SHERYL BLACK AND BLUE' with images of her in a sling.
• He says rival fans chanted 'wife beater' and Rangers faced pressure to drop him, though manager Walter Smith kept him in the team.
• The marriage ended in divorce with a reported £700,000 settlement plus £10,000 a month in maintenance, and Sheryl later supported him during his 2008 mental health crisis and a brief 2013 return.