Vialli's passing shocked me this morning. Not that he was particularly a favourite, but it's a strange feeling to see a footballer die, albeit young, who you grew up watching. First for Sampa and Juve when I used to watch Serie A, and then later when he made the move to Chelsea. Although he was in his 30s by that point, that move was big at the time as he was one of a number of big name foreign players coming to play in what was then a relatively small league populated by mostly homegrown players. They were exciting times.
Reading his obituary, I had no idea he was the son of a millionaire and grew up in a 60 room castle. By all accounts, he seemed like a lovely person.
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"We are no longer living. We are empty of substance, and our head devours us. Our ancestors were more alive. Nothing separated them from themselves."
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