Gianluca Vialliis one of the most famous Italian footballers in the post-war era. He won league titles with Sampdoria and Juventus and captained Juventus to Champions' League victory in 1996. At international level he won 59 caps for Italy, scoring 16 goals and leading them to the semi-finals of both the 1988 European Championship and the 1990 World Cup. As a manager, in two and a half seasons at Chelsea he won more trophies than any other manager in the history of the club, including the FA Cup, Cupwinners' Cup and League Cup. He currently divides his time between London and Italy where he is the top analyst for Sky Italia's Serie A and Champions' League coverage.
Gianluca is donating proceeds fromThe Italian Jobto the Fondazione Vialli e Mauro per la Ricerca e lo Sport (www.fondazionevialliemauro.com), a charitable foundation set up by Gianluca and Massimo Mauro, which raises funds for research into cancer and Amiotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Gabriele Marcottiis the UK correspondent forCorriere dello Sport, and World Football columnist forThe Times. He has also written for theFinancial Times,Sunday Herald,Daily MailandLa Stampa. He co-presents two weekly radio shows on TalkSport and is a regular analyst on Bravo, Setanta and SkySports News. He is also a columnist forSports Illustrated.