It was after swapping Scotland for the English Premier League’s Sheffield Wednesday in 1997 that the complexity of Di Canio’s character was laid bare. The Roman became front page news in ...

Paolo Di Canio made a name for himself in the 1990s and early 2000s as one of the most flamboyant and controversial ...

However, after just one season with the Scottish club, Di Canio had a falling out with Celtic owner Fergus McCann (via Daily Telegraph) and was sold to Sheffield Wednesday. One incident above all ...

Most notable: When playing for Sheffield Wednesday in 1998, he pushed over referee Paul Alcock in a game against Arsenal to earn an 11-match ban. Di Canio was charismatic, passionate, always prone ...

From the moment it happened, it was obvious that one thing would overshadow Sheffield Wednesday's 1-0 win over Arsenal. This was the game in which a Premier League player - Paolo Di Canio - pushed ...

Sheffield Wednesday boss David Pleat was inspired when he signed Italians Benito Carbone and Paolo Di Canio in successive seasons in 1996 and 1997. Brilliant but inconsistent, flamboyant but fiery ...

Paolo Di Canio wants to draw upon the talent of ... his volatile personality and spectacular goals while playing for Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham, the former Italian striker is starting ...

It was after swapping Scotland for the English Premier League’s Sheffield Wednesday in 1997 that the complexity of Di Canio’s character was laid bare. The Roman became front page news in ...