Oh no 😞…… loved the man - oozed charisma! 
RIP Luca there will always be a place in our hearts at Stamford Bridge ! 

 

His name always made me smile,as did his sometimes unorthodox football.

Newcastle fan here. Just wanted to come on and extend my condolences to a fantastic player, coach and man. Really brought something extra to those early premier league days. RIP Gianluca Vialli 

Truly heartbroken, even before he came here,  a stalwart of late 80/90s serie A, via channel 4s Golazzo, memories of him smashing it with Mancini at Sampdoria, a true superstar to join our ranks that paved the way

continua a fare il maestro

 

RIP Gianluca.  My deepest condolences to his family and friends. .

Nothing but the fondest memories of how you lit up our wonderful club, the Premier League, and global football. One of Chelsea's greats, and a pioneer of the modern Chelsea. 

Edited January 6, 20233 yr by PhilH930

Heartbroken. Truly gutted to lose the great man 

shed real tears the morning 

RIP Luca you absolute legend 

a true blue 

What a way to end my shift at work, finding out one of my all time favourite Chelsea players passed away.

So gutted. I knew he had to go back to hospital but this still came across as a shock for me. RIP Luca.

The Women's team holding a minute's silence whilst out in Spain.

https://www.corrieredellosport.it

Very telling that there's been pretty much no online trolling or daftness around this announcement, just admiration and respect. 

Oh no...that comes as a shock, despite knowing about his recent relapse. A wonderful, graceful player who actually seemed to enjoy himself. Part of a Chelsea era when Big Money didn't rule everything, and football was fun! 

Too young to go, he's only a few days younger than I.

Thank you for all the memories, Luca. I loved you.

 

 

One of the first superstars of the modern era for us, a truly class act in every way.

RIP Luca, thanks for the memories.

Hello guys, Juve fan here and honestly I just wanted to read something by another fanbase that was as affected by this as we (and Samp fans) were, so I happened upon this forum.

He was our last captain to lift the Champions League trophy (in '96) and he was always such a charismatic leader for us. He was always such an upstanding and at the same time emotional man. 58 is really no age to go, I would have wanted to keep seeing him as head of the delegation at Mancini's side for the national team. Well, at least we managed to win the Euros with him in 2021.

I didn't follow his Chelsea career closely but I hope he was happy there, I know he loved London and he could speak fluently as I heard him act as a pundit in England after some matches.

Here's a small sweet farewell piece translated into English on the official Juventus website.

"Oi oi oi, oi oi oi, Luca Vialli segna per noi!"

Edited January 6, 20233 yr by Haku

Found this wonderful photo of 2 Chelsea legends lost to us too early.

 

Lfc fan here.

Really saddened to hear the news today,

Gianluca was a class act on and off the pitch and a true well respected gent whoever you support

RIP

RIP Luca a top class gentleman and player. You will be sadly missed by all true fans of football.

1 hour ago, dkw said:

Very telling that there's been pretty much no online trolling or daftness around this announcement, just admiration and respect. 

I’ve just spent about 40 minutes sat reading through Twitter. So much love for the man from all over. 

Gutted at this news. RIP 

 

 

Damn.

Maybe I'm just getting older but it feels like too many people have been passing away lately far before their time.

Rest in peace legend.

2 hours ago, andy said:

https://www.corrieredellosport.it

In that webpage there is an article about Mancini, who now has lost 2 close friends Vialli and Mihajlovic.

https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/italia/2023/01/06-101868093/come_sta_mancini_dopo_la_morte_di_vialli_il_dolore_e_il_silenzio_del_ct

Ah this brings tears to the eyes.

 

Had only been following football, and supporting Chelsea, for a few years before Luca joined. After Ruudy he was, I think, the next global football superstar to join us. He did not have to, he was Luca Vialli, he could have gone to so many other more famous clubs but he came here not for a big cash retirement but because he wanted to play here and he formed a love and dedication to the club that he carried on long after his playing career was done.

Everyone that knew him spoke of the amazing man he was. I did not know him personally, but got to know him through the telly. Was clear he was a special person and a character. 

 

Sad loss, my thoughts and prayers for his family 🙏 

3 hours ago, Haku said:

Hello guys, Juve fan here and honestly I just wanted to read something by another fanbase that was as affected by this as we (and Samp fans) were, so I happened upon this forum.

He was our last captain to lift the Champions League trophy (in '96) and he was always such a charismatic leader for us. He was always such an upstanding and at the same time emotional man. 58 is really no age to go, I would have wanted to keep seeing him as head of the delegation at Mancini's side for the national team. Well, at least we managed to win the Euros with him in 2021.

I didn't follow his Chelsea career closely but I hope he was happy there, I know he loved London and he could speak fluently as I heard him act as a pundit in England after some matches.

Here's a small sweet farewell piece translated into English on the official Juventus website.

"Oi oi oi, oi oi oi, Luca Vialli segna per noi!"

Diego and Pele have a striker to play with now in Heaven.