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Chelsea’s Former Striker Passes On @58 After Long Battle With Cancer

Italian and Chelsea Football Club’s former striker, Gianluca Vialli, has been reported dead at the age of 58 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Vialli died barely a month after resigning from his position as an assistant coach with the Italian national team, to undergo treatment for the disease.

The deceased striker, who assumed played the role of a player-manager following Ruud Gullit’s dismissal in early 1998, guided the English club to lift the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and the League Cup.

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