Late on Sunday night, Sunderland 'parted company' with Paolo Di Canio as their manager. But it's not the first time he's been in the headlines...
On this day in 1998, Di Canio was sent off in Sheffield Wednesday's 1-0 win over Arsenal at Hillsbrough. Following his red card he pushed over referee, Paul Alcock. Who remembers that? As you can imagine, fans rang 606 in their droves to lambast the Italian's actions. Graham, the Chairman of the Football Supporters Association spoke to presenter Tom Watts and called it 'the worst incident since Cantona'.
Do you think fans and players have since become better at respecting referees? And what's your opinion on Mr. Di Canio? Let us know by commenting below.
