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Mel, Magath, Manuel and some Dutchmen: The Prem's fourth wave of foreign managers

With Arsene Wenger celebrating 20 years as Arsenal manager on Thursday, FFT has decided to honour every foreign boss to grace (and often not) top-class football in England – all 50 of 'em. Here's the fourth set of imports...

31. Paolo Di Canio (Sunderland)

Di Canio’s previously-stated Fascist leanings caused the immediate resignation of their vice-chairman David Miliband, but few mourned the former wannabe Labour leader when Di Canio won his second game 3-0 at Newcastle

Paolo Di Canio was never going to be a calm, forgettable manager. Always passionate and frequently controversial, the Roman attention-magnet long stated his intention to manage, notably West Ham (it’s “destiny”, apparently).