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Gianluca Vialli, the former Italy striker who helped both Sampdoria and Juventus win Serie A and European trophies before becoming a player-manager at Chelsea, has died. He was 58. The Italian soccer federation confirmed Vialli’s death on Friday evening AEDT. Vialli announced in 2018 that he had overcome a year-long …

Former NFL legend and former running back for the Cleveland Browns, Peyton Hillis is reportedly unconscious and in an ICU after saving his children from drowning in the ocean in Florida.   Hillis saved his children from a swimming accident in Pensacola, Florida and was helicoptered to a local hospital, according …

Gary Pallister made his name as a no-nonsense defender during one of Manchester United (opens in new tab)‘s most successful eras, but his career might not have taken off if not for another sport entirely: skating… The Old Trafford favourite made 437 appearances in almost a decade with the Red …

The football world has been thrown into mourning following the death of Brazil legend, Pele.   The Brazilian legend passed away on Thursday, December 29, after battling with colon cancer which left him hospitalized for a month.   Pele had surgery to remove a tumour from his colon in September 2021 at the Albert …

Football legend Pele, regarded by many as one of the greatest footballer of all time, has passed on at the age of 82.    Pele who has been receiving chemotherapy for bowel cancer, was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo earlier this month having contracted a respiratory infection after a bout …

Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has hit back at suggestions that David Warner needed to score a drought-breaking century to cement his spot on upcoming tours of India and England. Warner faced immense pressure coming into his 100th career Test match and responded in style, scoring his first century in …

Rod Stewart has opened up to FourFourTwo about the now iconic Scottish Cup draw which he conducted back in 2017. The legendary rocker is better known for his stage performances, but he went viral for a different kind of show after being asked to pull out the home teams for …

The Serie A journeyman was best known as a set piece specialist and currently holds the record for the most freekick goals in Serie A history alongside Andrea Pirlo. He will also be fondly remembered as the former coach of Bologna, AC Milan, Sampdoria, Fiorentina, Torino, and the Serbian national …

Three-time Wimbledon champion, Boris Becker has been freed from jail today after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence and will now be deported from the UK.    The 55-year-old tennis star was convicted in April of hiding £2.5million-worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts.   Becker was expected to …

Brazilian football star, Kaka has said that many Brazilians do not support their national team, stressing that Neymar and Ronaldo Nazario do not have the love they should enjoy from their countrymen for what they have achieved.   Speaking in an interview on BeIN Sport in England, Kaka said football icon, Ronaldo …