DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD IN 2001 FOR CATCHING THE BALL INSTEAD OF SHOOTING IN AN EPL MATCH AGAINST EVERTON?

In 2001 while he was with West Ham United, Italian striker Paolo Di Canio won the FIFA Fair Play Award. The previous December, in a match against Everton in the English Premier League (EPL), in a noteworthy display of sportsmanship.

Di Canio shunned a goal scoring opportunity and caught the ball from a cross instead as the Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was lying injured on the ground after he twisted his knee attempting a clearance on the edge of the box. FIFA described the act as "a special act of good sportsmanship''.