In this week’s episode we are joined by a Premier League icon, who was known for his beautiful goals, controversy, fall outs and a fiery Italian passion.

Paolo Di Canio started his career at his boyhood team Lazio before plying his trade at a selection of Italian football’s biggest clubs. He went on to achieve legendary status at West Ham United after cementing himself as one of the game’s most volatile yet entertaining talents during his spells at Celtic & Sheffield Wednesday.

His management career was more of the same and in this sit-down, Paolo joins the show to discuss the controversial and sublime moments that punctuated his career.

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00:00 Paolo Di Canio podcast begins
01:00 Introduction to Paolo Di Canio
02:10 Paolo Di Canio’s journey
06:51 Paolo’s temperament growing up
09:04 Di Canio’s time in Italian football
12:05 Moving to Celtic
20:33 Refusing to come off the pitch for West Ham
22:36 ‘That’ Push
27:50 Martin Keown
29:55 Was the penalty for the push ‘fair’
31:19 What’s his views on his past experiences?
38:34 Wes Foderingham
41:10 Sunderland
50:19 West Ham
56:24 Political Allegiances & Mancini going to Saudi Arabia