During a pre-Euro 96 tour in Asia, England players engaged in a drunken night resulting in the infamous 'dentist's chair' incident. The British media caught the players drinking while tied up, resulting in controversy. Paul Gascoigne creatively turned this embarrassment into the 'dentist's chair' celebration after scoring against Scotland in the tournament. Steve Howey, one of the participants, humorously claims to have 'won' the drinking challenge that night but did not play in Euro 96 due to injury. The event and celebration became iconic moments of that summer.
I actually won that dentist's chair challenge! That might be my biggest claim to fame. I'm in the photos, on the beers, and they still make me laugh. The press were outraged.
After the opener against Switzerland, Terry told me that I'd have a role to play in the next game, against Scotland. But I ripped all of my ankle ligaments while out for a run before that game and that ended my tournament.
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