Paul Gascoigne pleaded not guilty on to a charge of sexual assault on a train and will appear before Teeside Crown Court on January 8.
The 51-year-old was arrested at Durham in August and later released while police investigated the incident.
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He appeared at Peterlee Magistrates¡¯ Court on Tuesday where he entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of one count of sexual assault by touching.
He opted for a crown court hearing.
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Gascoigne, who has spent several spells in rehab battling alcohol and drug addiction, played 57 times for England between 1988 and 1998.