The global football community has stood still to celebrate the career of legendary Italian footballer, Gianluca Vialli, by recognizing him as a hero on EA Sports FC 24.
Gianluca Vialli was an iconic player of the Italian national team, dominating the Serie A and the UEFA Champions League during his career. Vialli had a decorated career, collecting trophies such as the Serie A title, the UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup, the Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Cup. He is one of the few players to have won multiple UEFA Club and National Football Championships.
His career success and subsequent retirement was commemorated by EA Sports, who has made him a hero on its FC 24 soccer video game. This recognition acknowledges the greatness of Vialli as a football player, coach, and frontman for Italian football.
Vialli himself stated that the recognition was a “great honour”, thanking the fans and players of the game for their appreciation and acknowledgement of his career.
Consequently, the game now has Gianluca Vialli as a hero, an archetype for players to strive towards in their own journey of excellence. Players of the game now have the opportunity to personally witness the magnitude of the footballing giant that was Vialli, first-hand, rather than relying only on memories or archived footage of an age past.
This tribute has come at a timely manner, as Gianluca Vialli received a lifetime achievement award at the Globe Soccer Awards this year for his contribution to the sport.
It is only fitting that one of the greatest players of all time is recognised accordingly by the world of gaming – in what better way than to allow the present and future generations to pay tribute to him than to immortalize him in a video game.
Gianluca Vialli will be remembered through the annals of footballing history, and we can expect his legacy to continue to live on as a result of this hero reveal.
