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Gianluca Vialli: Former Chelsea, Juventus, Sampdoria and Italy striker dies aged 58

Former Chelsea striker and manager Gianluca Vialli, who has died at the age of 58, was "a gorgeous soul" as well as "a wonderful footballer and a warm human being", his former Sampdoria team-mate Graeme Souness has said.

Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. In 2020 he revealed he had been given the all-clear, but was diagnosed with it again in 2021.

Souness told Sky Sports: "People will say things about his magnificent football ability, and correctly so, but above all that what a human being."

Former Scotland defender Souness added: "My condolences go to his family - the kids were blessed to have a dad like that, his wife was blessed to be married to a man like that.