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Losing debut for Di Canio
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2:54 PM EDT, Sun April 7, 2013
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
New Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio talks to Alfred N'Diaye before the kickoff against Chelsea.
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
The Italian's appointment last Sunday caused controversy due to his past statements about his fascist beliefs, and a "Roman salute" he gave to fans while playing for Lazio in 2005.
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
Di Canio issued a statement during the week denying that he supported fascist ideology, having refused to broach the subject at his unveiling the previous day.
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
The 44-year-old was again asked about his political views following Sunderland's 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
"If I have to answer every comment it's difficult," Di Canio told reporters. "As a person you don't change, but you become an adult, you become a manager."
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
"Obviously your nature never changes, but you can lead, you can guide because you know that you have to be careful sometimes when you do something," he added.
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Di Canio's appointment took some of the pressure off Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez, right, who is unpopular with the club's fans due to past incidents when he was at Liverpool.
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Losing debut for Di Canio —
Chelsea battled back after this own goal by Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta to go third in the English Premier League.
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Spurs suffer setback —
Tottenham relinquished the position after needing a late equalizer in the 2-2 draw with sixth-placed Everton earlier on Sunday.