Harry Redknapp tells funny Paolo DiCanio stories

PDC West Ham Legend as described by Harry Redknapp.

[@EoInHeF1]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story...

[@adebolabloke6962]

Not only did this story happen exactly as Harry said it, Di Canio also gave mouth to mouth resuscitation to John Terry, headbutted Materazzzi and also scored in injury time to keep Carlisle United up

[@davidtaylor6793]

Massive respect to Paolo di vanio. When he caught the ball v Everton he knew that the Everton goalkeeper had dislocated his knee and was in a bad way.

[@That_Random_Bloke]

How can you not love Di Canio 🤣🤣🤣

[@CharmingReality]

"The best stories deserve some embellishment." - Gandalf the Grey

[@CIMAmotor]

I like Harry's version better than the truth.

[@TariqMehmood-sj9xn]

4oozehead t0poò6 I to 6f6ùàa

[@geggs1]

It’s better to exaggerate when telling a story.. it’s been proven to boost a person’s street credit

[@mandarkastronomonov2962]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@youssefkhan1249]

David McMullan just saw the clip of the game. The pissed myself at the part he goes di canio chipped the ball😂😂

[@77yelsew]

The best story teller in football

[@davidharrison842]

"Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story~Mark "chopper" Reid

[@chrismclaughlin7956]

Ah, would I do a thing like that? Thats my boy, one in the skull 🤣

[@kingofthehill9177]

* a good yarn !

[@brikel]

harry is as west ham as pie and mash, i would have him back anyday, and as for di-canio the man had more passion for the club than most of our squad have now, noble sears and collison appart

[@77yelsew]

There's no passion in football anymore.. Them days are gone.. Unfortunately

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

mate i absolutely loved freddie sears when he came through for us, shame he never really made it in the prem... but he'll always be remembered for that "ghost goal" for Palace against Bristol City

[@coldasice199]

Factually incorrect, but great storytelling!

[@NYJALB]

Di Canio was a genuis.....only one of two opposing players that I have seen get a standing ovation at The Bridge for scoring agaisnt us....an absolute peach for West Ham, when he took it on the thigh wide right and lashed in a volley from 25 yards (the other bloke was Ronaldinho for Barca). I recall he once scored a vital pen for Celtic and promptly got sent off for over celbrating as it was his second yellow..and as for the Ref at Sheff Wed 8-)...would have loved to see him on a Chelsea shirt!

[@shaunsayersuk]

The penalty is one youtube. He puts it into the bottom left and the keeper goes the right way. Makes you wonder how much of the other stuff is true

[@irielion3748]

Well he sais 5-2, then 4-4....nonsense!

[@benicspo9075]

he meant it would've been 5-2 if the player had scored in the open goal

[@SumoCumLoudly]

none of it, di canio was actually a really dull player, harry created him as a work of fiction

[@stevenwhitelaw1306]

​@SumoCumLoudly he was never, ever a dull player, I'm a rangers fan btw, i also don't think he was dull at Sheffield wed before West ham, no idea where u get that from unless maybe u never actually seen Di canio at the time, he wasn't dull at lazio either, u know nothing and when u have me, a rangers fan since 1985 sticking up for an ex celtic player, u know ur very wrong

[@lucaj3937]

It's a shame that the penalty is literally in the recommended videos to watch after this video, because that penalty makes the game 4-3 to Bradford, the keeper goes the right way and Di Canio puts it in the left corner. So basically everything 'Arry says is utter bollocks.

[@Hashirazdhj]

hahahah

[@izdatsumcp]

When you grow up, you'll realise it's the truest thing you ever heard.

[@proformanceglobal]

They don’t make em like Di Canio anymore What a legend

[@MrMarolles]

Di Canio, just a brilliant football player. Enjoyed watching him play. Watched him play for Napoli once against a great AC Milan side, he won the game on his own. LFC fan

[@86Seanie]

My all time favourite player.

[@justinnicklas4712]

This man is an English hero

[@feckyoo2]

If I could, I would! Di Canio is a Legend here in England.

[@mrjules2008]

Paolo was a great character tho. Skilled and emotional. One of my favourites. Like Eric Cantona but I bet his team mates liked him more.

[@westsidecrew5578]

Yes fully agree. He was/is a proper character just like Cantona. Both have a lot of charisma

[@wall-e7179]

"Tommy Burns my gaffer" lol

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

It's great to hear what the players really thought of di Canio's bizarre catching of the ball and the subsequent media "hero" mythologising of the event. I always suspected that the players felt, as I did at the time, that it was a crazy thing to do (and tbh I still half suspect that he thought he couldn't actually score as the cross was too high anyway). "I'll kill him!" fumes Stuart Pearce - but he gets an award... priceless! Bet 'Arry makes a bomb doing apres-dinner speaking gigs.

[@GorgorothBergen-ns7il]

Honour to Paolo de Canio and West Ham fans he is TRUE.

[@anothercrapvid]

lol just spat my tea out watching this

[@SeattleSound999]

In fairness, he doesn't get the story too wrong. He messes up the order of the goals and he may have been thinking of a different penalty, but in general, he gets it pretty much right.

[@theflavvv]

He was the Balotelli of the 00's

[@96EricCantona96]

He got an award. !! Hilarious

[@ianbrocken1]

Slightly hazy recollection from Redknapp there - Di Canio crossed for Lampard to score from just outside the box for the 4-3 goal. The penalty was not buried into the bottom left corner of the goal (keeper nearly got to it). Seems Redknapp is as liberal with his stories as he is with his tax returns...

[@ilakha111]

He got an award!? Haha. Classic story.

[@sambailey4366]

Bullshit 'Arry, he never chipped that pen. It's a good enough story without Redknapp making up parts of it.

[@gunafella]

anything to make the story more interesting

[@xgangsta7654321]

If you watch the video he doesnt say paulo scores he just says he goes past players and we get a goal, not paulo scoring

[@ianlyon6224]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn

[@paranoidandroid10]

welcome paolo di canio , all the best will look forward to finding this post in a years time go SWINDON TOWN FC

[@1LaneOnly]

Di~Canio is a Legend & I'm a Spurs-Fan !!!

[@forsoup]

LOL i was fucking creasing at this, amazing.

[@MrBCAM]

U ever notice how little he seemed to care about his players when he talks about them?

[@fabfabregas1]

thats funny Harry you are indeed a comedian

[@masterofthecranium]

Little bit of poetic licence there from Harry. You can find a video of the highlights of the match on youtube, lampard scores the winner and di canio's penalty was west hams third. Incidentally he hammers the ball into the bottom corner. Also there are no goals scored by di canio where he goes past 4 players. Still, it's a funny story and I salute Harry for it. In a way the internet ruins good story telling like that. there is always some gimp like me ready to check the facts. Food for thought.

[@Icemanr85]

Always cheers me up this video

[@zueinder89]

Third goal was a penalty and Di-Canio did argue with Lampard and he eventually took it and totally tricked the keeper. Harry Redknapp may have exaggerated the sulking part but Di Canio did went 'offline' demanding to be substituted after the 3 fouls on him in the box with no penalty given. Go watch the replay..geez.

[@ronarts2005]

Paolo chipped the ball??? Was he day dreaming!! no he didn't!! Bull Shirt Harry! come on!

[@homersimpson8561]

He's thinking of the wrong one.

[@hoss1962]

Half of any good story is the way its told and embellished - I mean he's a soccer manager spinning a yarn not an Oxford Emeritus Professor of History for crissakes...

[@townsend316]

Harry is jokes! So glad we got him at spurs!

[@djlongshanks24]

i always say never let the truth get in the way of a good story

[@nicksundin]

That went well.

[@Hubertbebe93]

Harry is a fucking legend

[@rajendranadarajan8931]

Di Canio is definitely one of the enigmas in football. I wish Sir Alex Ferguson would have signed him when he had the chance.......

[@westsidecrew5578]

Yes fully agree. He was/is a proper character!!

[@genokemp2433]

hahaha first time watching this ,id sit there all night buying Harry his beers

[@CaNnAbLeDcFc]

1. He didn't score hat-trick, he scored one. 2. Paul Kitson won the penalty. 3. He smashed it low and hard to the 'keepers right. 4. Dean Saunders didn't miss an open net. He hit the back post with a shot struck with the outside of his foot from a very tight angle. 5. At no point did anybody dribble around him.

[@SwantonSexBomb]

George Evans Class. One of those people who tells you all the shit you got into last night. Because he was busy being sober and boring.

[@Matmus]

Callum Annable you should know the old rule of never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

[@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179]

Callum Ann

[@TheDaverobinson]

Outside of important stuff like the news, politics etc - I honestly don't care if someone lies to me to be entertaining. I'd rather talk to a funny liar than a boring truthful person. You should hear some of the whoppers I make up

[@jamiebruce9324]

Callum Annable Bet you're fun at parties mate

[@premmerpp]

fucking brilliant

[@RyanAllanPodcast]

Strange that Redknapp got the story as wrong as he did. I mean, he's either exaggerating for effect or he has a very poor memory. The description of the penalty was strange as he certainly did not chip the ball and it wasn't the winning goal. It was the 3rd of 5. Even more bizarre considering it was his nephew Lampard that scored the winning goal. Redknapp is a bullshitter in reality but it's strange he needs to do it for a match that was without his bullshit, still remarkable.

[@beggingjuliet7758]

+Ryan Allan he's just senile mate. he wasn't the brightest to begin with so to be senile on top of that... unlucky.

[@radioclash84]

+Ryan Allan too many games to remember mate

[@Isleofskye]

You knew he was lying when 'arry said " I swear this is true ! "

[@leotransit]

It's anecdotal embellishment, we all do it.

[@transientfantasy3194]

Ryan Allan both

[@ngh1]

@warpfield98 I remember in his book he spoke quite well of his Celtic manager too. You're right though - Harry took a what was seen as risk, I think that brought the best out of Paolo. Great character.

[@Plaggy22]

you cant make that up with Di Canio!! Lol

[@koncsaj]

Seriously don't know how he'd mistake Paulo chipping the winning penalty for Lampards edge of the box screamer to win it.

[@jamesfarrow6921]

Harry's comments are too funny. Makes out that Dicanio's reactions when he wanted to come off from penalty appeals, reminds me of my cousin in a tantrum when he cant have something like a bag of sweets

[@MattLMFAO]

Arrys a right story teller!

[@gunslinger2012ful]

Only Harry could get away with calling him Parlo!

[@gramar7878]

I've just watched the highlights....it was nothing like Harry described.

[@JosephCarter777]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story mate

[@gabrielthetoad]

@Vooderino i was at the game, di canio scored one goal and did argue with lampard about the penalty but not as much as harry says and the penalty was the game winner because Joe Cole scored that, he did sit down in the middle of the pitch and basically asked to be substituted. Dean Saunders did hit the post at 4-2 but paolo wasnt sitting down at the time. So it was sort of true but Harry has embellished the story somewhat but that's what Harry does

[@maxtache]

We have gone from a disciplinarian to somebody who shits the opponents dressing room. Class.

[@openjob]

grande paolo !!!

[@nandagopalvarma0]

yeah it was 5-4. Di Canio even had three legit penalty appeals turned down and demanded to be substituted.

[@leonithe]

Guys, can't we accept that, irrespective of the details-it was a funny story! Yeah, there are massive inaccuracies in Harry's tale-but he tells it so well!

[@paulmunt6258]

It doesn't matter that Harry might exaggerate his stories, and also embellish them. What a fun geezer to be around, and as someone has already said, how much fun would a night out with him in a boozer be? It was an absolute scandal that he got passed over for the England job for nice, safe, boring Woy. I'm sure the players would have played a more expansive game under Harry.

[@1horseman]

has any one got Harry playing his debut for West ham back in the late sixties, if you haveit please post , he would have been on Star Soccer as an 18 year old . Peter Lorenzo was commentating ..

[@ClearlyDamnDecent]

lol... That went well

[@stevodunne]

What does it matter about specifics? Never let the thruth get in the way of a goos story

[@johnsie66]

IRONS! thats the funniest thing iver ever seen. Bring a tear to the eye. What a legend!

[@humanforfreedom9583]

I love Paulo di canio even though I support millwall. modern snowflakes hate him because he supports the old Mussolini regime of ww2 but freedom of speech is freedom of speech, if he was a communist he wouldn’t get half as much hate even though communism killed FAR more people than fascism. Just a funny man and one of the best players ever to play in premiership when he was playing well.

[@splitsecond190]

Humanforfreedom 95 You think Isis should have freedom of speech? extremists should fu@k off.

[@willbaker1533]

BPL's greatest moment :D

[@jetlifari]

lol, nice story :) DiCanio....

[@BoxingBadBoy77]

Hey mate what tv channel was this on im trying to read what is says in the corner but cant!Is it a foreign one and is this quite recent?

[@mastercontrol469]

Ha ha ha, what a funny story. Wonder who got the power pack.

[@reazertmthabini9172]

Lol I don’t play no more 😂😂😂

[@deanoh6414]

Harry has got dementia....the Bradford game was about 10% accurate.

[@ColinZeal01]

Hahahahaha!!

[@lfclegendunluckyyylucas7275]

Harry the Joker telling some joke's love arry as always.😂😂😂

[@masterofthecranium]

Fair enough, but there is no goal where Di Canio goes past 4 people and somebody else scores either. One of the goals he goes on a run down the wing where possibly it could be said he beats 2 players...maybe. Anyway, Harry's facts are all over the shop!

[@Sheza58]

Two Tigers legends there

[@asiffmingeater8533]

Real Madrid, Barcelona & PSG are after arry , the silverware he’s won is the envy of every top manager in the world

[@frankiethetim]

@warpfield98 I think you're forgetting a certain Tommy Burns from his time at Celtic.

[@swipersoixante9553]

It sound like he told this story 200 times and every time he adds a bit to make it better till he gave it a new script, this is what you call Based on a true story, real names been used with plenty of special effect, anything for a bit of fun love it

[@jhonemullins398]

He can tell a good one, ( harry spoof ) ;)))

[@JEBull89]

“Parlo”

[@feckyoo2]

@warpfield98 You could be right, Trappatoni and Roeder certainly didn't!

[@ukipwarrior]

RIP xx

[@PayneP329]

yes he did, what are you talking about

[@feckyoo2]

There is a lot of truth in Arry's tale. There was a pen, "Parlo" did throw a major strop and Bywater had a mare....but there are some inaccuracies but it's not all bull...google west ham bradford and see the bbc report.

[@kebabremover6024]

Great character Harry from a Liverpool fan

[@floydalbin]

Good old 'arry

[@SSIDEULTRAS]

di canio is simple fantastic

[@barty417]

Weird, Redknapp doesn't seem to remember anything correctly. They weren't 4-2 down because they ended up winning 4-3, and the Di Canio penalty incident happened in the 65th minute, and he blasted it rather than chipping it.

[@KarlosJohnston-ui3ob]

Di canio legend

[@elnino98]

Di Canio runs half the pitch past a load of players and passed to Lampard for the winner.

[@ComradeLeonTrotsky]

He's talking about fuckin " Dead Poets Society "

[@harvey78ftm]

Welcome to Sunderland Paolo!

[@oasis4ever92]

0:55 the big basta...massive ones" hahaha now now arry dont swear

[@leenew350]

different class to someone like alex ferguson

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

Takes a wise man to play the fool.

[@AbbeyNO]

And the penalty was in the bottom left corner.

[@yellowfolder]

'arry's phone-eye

[@feckyoo2]

You obviously don't get it.