Di Canio is not the only Italian footballer or manager to express sympathy with Fascism or flirted with the ideology, notably Daniele De Rossi, ChristianAbbiati, Gianluigi Buffon and Alberto Aquilani.
Of the 11 men who saw the most playing time that year, just five remain and, of those, just three goalkeeper ChristianAbbiati, fullback Ignazio Abate and midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng have seen significant action this season.