World Football's 12 Most Famous Insults

By Jonny Shafto / May 23, 2015

2. Paolo Di Canio On David James

Bubonic plague-free Paolo Di Canio made a habit of making outrageous statements to the media during his time in the Premier League.

Di Canio once said of ex-England international, David James: He must have a brain the size of a pea! I called him a cretin a year ago, so it has taken him a whole year to find out the meaning of the word. My two-year old daughter could learn quicker than that.

Imagine the Italians delight when David James joined West Ham six months later...