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

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

I like Harry's version better than the truth.

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

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.

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

How can you not love Di Canio 🤣🤣🤣

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

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

My all time favourite player.

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.

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

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!

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

This man is an English hero

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.

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.

Factually incorrect, but great storytelling!

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

Always cheers me up this video

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.

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

Di canio legend

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

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

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

@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.

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...

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

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

"Tommy Burns my gaffer" lol

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

He got an award. !! Hilarious

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?

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

lol just spat my tea out watching this

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.

@DAJAZDJ1 IS YOUR CAPS LOCK BROKEN?

He got an award!? Haha. Classic story.

He was the Balotelli of the 00's

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.

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

@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

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!

anything to make the story more interesting

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

Great character Harry from a Liverpool fan

Harry is a fucking legend

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

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 ..

LOL i was fucking creasing at this, amazing.

grande paolo !!!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Arrys a right story teller!

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

harry redknapp is a legend, i hope one day he becomes England manager

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

thats funny Harry you are indeed a comedian

He just seems like a sweet guy ! Hope he takes over England job in May.

RIP xx

fucking brilliant

Can't access the link

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.

what game are you on about Harry??

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

Only Harry could get away with calling him Parlo!

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

BPL's greatest moment :D

I know he played for Celtic but I met paolo di canio last year he's a cracking guy

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

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.

love ya harry that was hillarious your a credit to the game

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

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

Good old 'arry

@johnykoop i think he was mistaken for another goal

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

That went well.

Two Tigers legends there

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

di canio is simple fantastic

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

Yeh that bullet header from 6 yards and penalty in the corner def the keepers fault 'Arry..

who's the interviewer? not seen him for years.

"Arry is a legend.

In glorous 240p. 🎉

@DAJAZDJ1 You shouldn't have the caps lock on 'cause it's incorrect... You should also look up the word irony, just saying.

Takes a wise man to play the fool.

lol... That went well

@barty417 You are right......that penalty Redknapp is talking about is against Arsenal, when he played for Charlton....and not west ham......redknapp is old and forget's things...... watch?v=xovHbpjluFw&feature=related

how'd this work out for you?

He'd make a great storyteller. I can imagine him sitting around 10-15 kids narrating stories!

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!

you cant make that up with Di Canio!! Lol

different class to someone like alex ferguson

Glad he's our manager!!