Indeed, Asics football boots were worn by some big names during that era, including Franco Baresi, Gianluca Vialli and — their English poster boy and former Manchester United winger — Lee Sharpe.

Vialli was in on the joke of course ... He loved football and yet after hanging up his boots it was not a burning obsession like some coaches. “I don’t want to think about football 24 hours ...

Gianluca Vialli (Cremona, Italy ... After hanging up his boots, he became a coach... and started where he left off playing: at Chelsea. His record was not bad at all with the Londoners: a European ...

Gianluca Vialli's former clubs and team-mates have paid glowing tributes to the Italian after his death was announced on Friday. Gianluca Vialli has been remembered as a "legend" with "adorable ...

Vialli rounded off his playing career in England. He became player-manager of Chelsea in 1998 after the departure of Ruud Gullit, and remained in the dugout after hanging up his boots. His 59 ...

Italy football great Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 after what he described as his “journey” with an “unwelcome travel companion” – pancreatic cancer. Vialli announced in December that ...

Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy striker who helped Sampdoria and Juventus win Serie A and European trophies before becoming player-manager at Chelsea, has died. He was 58. The Italian soccer ...

Former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli was one of English football’s most successful and popular European imports. Vialli, who went on to enjoy success as Chelsea manager ...