Troubled ex-football star Paul Gascoigne will appear in court over an alleged racist joke he made.
Gascoigne, 49, one of the most gifted footballers of his generation, has been summonsed to appear before magistrates, accused of racially aggravated abuse after allegedly making the joke about a black bouncer at one of his "An Evening With Gazza" shows last autumn.
The former England player, who played for played for Spurs, Newcastle Utd, Everton and Rangers, has battled alcoholism for years and made the alleged remark at the show at Wolverhampton Civic Centre in November.
He will now appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court on June 17 to answer the summons and be charged with the offence, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Saturday.
It follows a police investigation into a complaint made about the star's conduct during the show on Nov. 30.
Gascoigne's agent Terry Baker was not available for comment.