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Daily Mirror
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Mark Jones & Tom Victor

Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli dies aged 58 after brave cancer battle

Chelsea and Italy legend Gianluca Vialli has passed away at the age of 58, five years after first being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Vialli scored 40 goals in 88 appearances for the Blues between 1996 and 1999 before going on to manage the Stamford Bridge club, winning three major trophies.

Under the Italian, who initially took over as player-manager in February 1998, Chelsea won the League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup within his first few months in the job, before he added the FA Cup in 2000.

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