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Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli is no an ordinary football manager. As the son of a multi-millionaire industrialist, he was brought up in a 60-room castle, a far cry from the working class roots of most footballers.

His foot balling career started slowly with hometown club Cremonese but he gradually developed into one of the most feared strikers in the world, scoring 140 goals in eight seasons with Sampdoria. He spent three years as a player at Chelsea and then became one of their most successful managers, winning the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and the FA Cup.

Since his retirement from football and after a brief spell as Player Manager / then manager of Watford, Gianluca Vialli now works as a football commentator for Sky Italia