Photograph · 26 March 2000
Paolo Di Canio's Scissor-Kick Volley v Wimbledon (2000)
Paolo Di Canio's airborne scissor-kick volley against Wimbledon, 26 March 2000, widely cited as the Boleyn Ground's greatest goal.
- Object
- Photograph
- Date
- 26 March 2000
- Season
- 1999–2000
- Players
- Paolo Di Canio1999–2003
- Trevor Sinclair1998–2003
- Competition
- Premier League
On 26 March 2000 Paolo Di Canio launched himself at Trevor Sinclair's cross and volleyed it past Neil Sullivan inside nine minutes in a 2–1 win over Wimbledon. Crowned Goal of the Season, it remains a fixture of any Premier League greatest-goals montage and one of the Boleyn Ground's defining moments.
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