{"id":288181,"date":"2023-09-09T22:22:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=288181"},"modified":"2023-09-09T22:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:22:03","slug":"john-terry-pays-emotional-tribute-to-gianluca-vialli-after-scoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/john-terry-pays-emotional-tribute-to-gianluca-vialli-after-scoring\/","title":{"rendered":"John Terry pays emotional tribute to Gianluca Vialli after scoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>John Terry pays emotional tribute to former Chelsea teammate and manager Gianluca Vialli after scoring in legends match&#8230; pointing to the sky as the Stamford Bridge crowd chant the Italian&#8217;s name<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea came out 4-0 winners over a Bayern Munich legends team on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Terry pointed to the sky in tribute to Vialli, who passed earlier this year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off &#8216;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea legend John Terry paid an emotional tribute to Gianluca Vialli after he scored against a team of former Bayern Munich players.<\/p>\n<p>The match, which was played on Saturday night at Stamford Bridge, was in memory of the former Blues&#8217; player-manager.<\/p>\n<p>Vialli passed away at the start of the year, with Chelsea raising funds for the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and the Chelsea foundation on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Terry netted a goal in the 26th minute after combining well with Florent Malouda, before he paid tribute to Vialli.<\/p>\n<p>It was then that Terry paid the tribute, pointing to the sky with both his hands in memory of his former colleague.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/22\/75252097-12499983-image-a-25_1694293571697.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John Terry paid an emotional tribute to Gianluca Vialli after scoring in a charity match<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/22\/75253585-12499983-image-a-26_1694293647535.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The fans at Stamford Bridge unveiled a tifo in honour of Vialli, with the Italian flag in the background<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/22\/75253637-12499983-image-a-27_1694293735487.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Vialli&#8217;s family were in attendance as Chelsea paid tribute to their former icon with a victory<\/p>\n<p>Fans in attendance at Stamford Bridge paid their own tribute, with a banner unveiled in Vialli&#8217;s memory.<\/p>\n<p>The tifo had an image of their former forward with an Italian flag in the background as it read: &#8216;When his goals light the sky, there&#8217;s a tear in my eye.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After it&#8217;s unveiling, Stamford Bridge was filled with the chants of &#8216;Vialli, Vialli&#8217; as Roberto Di Matteo and Gianluca Zola showed their emotion in the touchline.<\/p>\n<p>Vialli&#8217;s wife and daughters were in attendance as there was minutes applause for the former forward, with the Chelsea team posing with a Vialli shirt before the match.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues came out 4-0 victors over the Bayern Munich side as Michael Essien scored the opener.<\/p>\n<p>Terry&#8217;s central defensive partner Gary Cahill also netted a goal before Tiago rounded off the match.<\/p>\n<p>However, the result was the least important thing on the day as the Blues remember one of the greatest to ever do it for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12499983\/John-Terry-Chelsea-Gianluca-Vialli-tribute.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>John Terry pays emotional tribute to former Chelsea teammate and manager Gianluca Vialli after scoring in legends match&#8230; 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