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Former Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58 - ANSA

Former Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58 - ANSA

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Italy Training - Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland - November 14, 2021 Italy chief delegate Gianluca Vialli during training Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

MILAN : Former Italian soccer star Gianluca Vialli has died from cancer at the age of 58, Italian news agency ANSA said on Friday.

Vialli, who enjoyed a stellar career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea and earned 59 caps for Italy, was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. He was given the all-clear a year later only for the illness to return.

Source: Reuters

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