Benito Carbone says his time at Sheffield Wednesday was ‘the best time of my life’

Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday
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Benito Carbone is adored at Sheffield Wednesday, his spell at the club between 1996 and 1999 living long in the memory of fans who enjoyed watching the Italian link up with fellow countryman Paolo Di Canio at Hillsborough. 

The feeling is mutual, too. Aside from an end-of-career spell at Italian third tier side Pavia, the three years Carbone spent at Sheffield Wednesday lives fondly in the former playmaker's mind.

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Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.