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Mayonnaise and ketchup

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Popular food accompaniments mayonnaise and ketchup also faced the wrath of the fiery Italian. The saucy couple had to bid goodbye to the Stadium of Light after Di Canio opined that they would cause problems internally to the players and he was uncomfortable with their fat content.

“This is a complete revolution”, thundered Di Canio when he took over.

“We need to have lectures about why we can’t have every day things like mayonnaise, ketchup and coke.

“They can cause chemical problems to the liver, to the stomach

He even managed to defend his choices:

“Obviously, you have to enjoy life. I won’t say anything if one day you like to go and have a cheeseburger. I ban my daughter from going to places like that, but I know sometimes she goes because she enjoys it and because it’s typical of a student. It is all right, but not as a habit.”

We don’t know about the gastronomical troubles that the team went through, but they have struggled so far on the pitch despite all these measures.

It also managed to get the man with the Mussolini tattoo fired!