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Paolo Di Canio at bomb fascist’s funeral

Shock pics from Italian's recent past... but new Sunderland manager refuses to talk about politics

Paolo Di Canio at Paolo Signorelli funeral

Grief ... Paolo Di Canio mourns at the funeral of Paolo Signorelli

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By ROBIN PERRIE

Published: 32 minutes ago

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CONTROVERSIAL football boss Paolo Di Canio grieves at the funeral of an Italian fascist linked to a terrorist bombing massacre.

 

The new Sunderland manager was paying his last respects to extremist pal Paolo Signorelli, who spent eight years in jail after a 1980 attack which killed 85 people.

 

Di Canio's fellow mourners at the Italian fascist's funeral

Salutes ... Di Canio's fellow mourners at the Italian fascist's funeral

 

Fascist mourners made straight-armed salutes as 76-year-old Signorelli’s coffin was carried out of the church in Rome three years ago.

 

Our exclusive photos will pile fresh pressure on self-proclaimed fascist Di Canio, who yesterday refused to talk about his political past when tackled by The Sun.

 

His friend Signorelli had been a high-profile member of the MSI, the Italian Socialist Movement which emerged from the embers of Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party.

 

Paolo Signorelli

Extremist ... Paolo Signorelli

 

The activist also had links to the far-right paramilitary group NAR — the Armed Revolutionary Nuclei — which was behind the Bologna train station bombing in 1980.

 

The attack killed 85 people and injured hundreds more — including several British holidaymakers.

 

Signorelli served eight years in jail on remand in connection with the bombing — plus the murders of two judges — before being convicted.

 

He was later acquitted on appeal due to insufficient evidence but was guilty of being a member of an “armed band” and a “subversion against democracy”.

 

Bologna train station bomb 1980

Terrorist atrocity ... 85 people died in Bologna bombing in 1980

 

Di Canio — a regular visitor at Signorelli’s home near Rome — said he was a fascist in an interview in 2005.

 

But yesterday the 44-year-old Italian ignored questions on his political views — and even threatened to walk out of a press conference at Sunderland’s training ground.

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4870918/Paolo-Di-Canio-at-bomb-fascists-funeral.html

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Just seen this bits been added at the bottom:

 

Sunderland’s shirt sponsor, Invest in Africa, is also said to be reviewing its £20million deal

 

Thought they were doing that already though?

 

Would be great if sponsors started pulling out

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Just seen this bits been added at the bottom:

 

Sunderland’s shirt sponsor, Invest in Africa, is also said to be reviewing its £20million deal

 

Thought they were doing that already though?

 

Would be great if sponsors started pulling out

If sponsors pull out (especially £20m deals) then he will be given the boot.
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With every passing hour this appointment looks like a disaster waiting to happen. The negative media storm is something they're not used to and Di Canio's ego will go out of control. Maybe he'll get the 'new manager bounce' but long term - and even medium term - its all going to go wrong.

 

Thankfully :lol:

 

Chelsea, the derby and Everton up next :snod:

 

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if sunderland have any sense at all now they'll shut up shop, he trains the team and is on the sideline for the games otherwise he's not to be seen or heard from with the press 'til next season

 

one mackem on that link said it right, the press always wins with shit like this so they should remove him from them with immediate effect

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I feel bad for this haway guy trying to knock some sense into his fellow supporters. Kudos to him, but it's like he's talking to a fucking wall.

 

Haway:

There's no views he could have that would bother you? What about if he thought people from the North East were racially inferior to another group? Would it really not bother you? I think we all have a point were an opinion would be too much to stomach.

 

Some idiots:

When has he ever said this?

Have you ever heard PDC say any of those things ???

 

:facepalm:

 

Read more: http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=771564&page=22#ixzz2PMosZUrJ

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This is just too fucking funny :lol:

The best part about all this is that they are getting all this shit because of a fucking League 1 manager :laugh: It's not like they can fall back on having made a massive coup and got Mourinho or something.

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