Luis Suarez: biting affair brings back painful memories for Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio Di Canio, though, stayed and while he remains one of the game's most controversial characters, the Italian became a cult hero at West Ham, where he even picked a Fifa Fair Play Award in 2001. He has urged Suárez to prove his strength of character by doing the same. "For two or three months the Prime Minister said we have to push out from England the Barbarian," said Di Canio, whose side travel to Aston Villa on Monday knowing a win would virtually guarantee their safety. It was too much, I know the election was very close in this period, but it was too tough. I was silly and stupid, but it is obvious that I was thinking when I get to airport because they told me you have to fly away. "I was thinking you did something big this time in England, "mama mia, oh my God." My agent in Italy two days later said, "I don't think you can go back there," and he was searching for a club in Turkey and I said "what?" I still wanted to play in England because I wanted to show my quality. I made a mistake, yes, but I didn't kill anybody. Eleven games I thought was very heavy but I have to accept your time and show you are normal person. After two weeks I had a Turkish club with double money, but I said no chance. I had a contract with Sheffield Wednesday, a year and a half to go, and I said "no chance." I wanted to go back to England, it is my football. I did something wrong and I will I pay my price.