"I turned down Sir Alex because I'm West Ham through and through" ⚽ Paolo Di Canio | Up Front

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. Subscribe for future episodes and head to    / channel   for full video episodes. 18+ please gamble responsibly. Warning: this episode contains language that some people may find offensive. #simonjordan #football #westham 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