Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58


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 (Reuters) -Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for his country and enjoyed a stellar club career with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, has died from cancer at the age of 58.

Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017. He was given the all-clear a year later only for the illness to return.

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