Former Italy striker and Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli dies aged 58

Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy and Chelsea striker, has died aged 58 after a long brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Vialli was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and then for a second time in 2021, shortly after Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph. His passing has seen an outpouring of emotion across the world of football.

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Italian great Paolo Rossi dies aged 64

Former Italy World Cup-winner Paolo Rossi has died aged 64. The former Juventus and AC Milan forward was instrumental in Italy’s 1982 World Cup victory, scoring the opening goal of the 3-1 final victory over West Germany as well as a hat-trick against Brazil earlier in the tournament.

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