Graeme Souness played alongside Gianluca Vialli during their time together at Sampdoria between 1984 and 1986. They managed to lead the club to claim the Italian Cup in 1985 before parting ways a year later.
The duo met each other once again during the European Championship in the summer of 2021 and the Liverpool legend believed his former colleague was doing well after being diagnosed with cancer years earlier.
Souness told Sky Sports News in an emotional interview:
Souness broke down while saying those words and the presenter (Hayley) then ended the interview, saying:
Other footballing figures join Graeme Souness in paying homage to Gianluca Vialli
Many tributes have poured in since news of Vialli’s demise broke. Premier League legend Alan Shearer is one of those who paid homage to the former Chelsea star. Shearer tweeted:
Simon Thomas, who worked with Vialli on Sky Sports, also paid homage to the Italian in a tweet that read:
Chelsea, Italy, and other football teams have joined the tributes as well and many other teams will likely do the same in the coming hours.
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