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Paolo di Canio (born July 9, 1968 in Rome) is an Italian football player who currently plays for the Italian Serie A club Lazio.
Paolo has had a chequered career, in which time he has won many honours (including a FIFA fair play award) and been selected for his national team but also been the centre of much controversy, such as assaulting a referee during a game and has recently been accused of making Fascist gestures to celebrate his team winning last Rome derby against arch-rivals AS Roma.
He signed for Lazio in 1985, where he remained until 1990, moving to one of the Italian giants Juventus. He stayed there until 1993 and successive seasons saw him join first Napoli and then AC Milan. In 1996 he joined Celtic in Scotland and his successful season in Glasgow saw him make a move to the Premiership as he joined Sheffield Wednesday.
In the United Kingdom, Paolo is probably most famous for an incident on the pitch where he pushed referee Paul Allcock to the ground after being sent off while playing for Sheffield Wednesday against Arsenal.
In January 1999, Paolo signed for West Ham United and helped them to achieve a high league position and therefore avoid relegation. He remained there until 2003 when he signed for Charlton Athletic and in August of 2004 he moved back to his home team of Lazio.
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