Chelsea Women took part in a minute's silence before training today in tribute to club icon Gianluca Vialli after he died at the age of 58.
Vialli died surrounded by family on Thursday night following a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
The Italian gained popularity in England during a short spell at Stamford Bridge as a player, before serving as Chelsea's player-manager and then manager.
He lead them to the European Cup Winners' Cup and the League Cup in 1998, plus the FA Cup in 2000.
To mark his death, Chelsea Women took a minute's silence ahead of their session at their warm-weather training camp in La Nucia, Spain.
The team spread out around the centre circle before bowing their heads for a period of reflection.
Following news of Vialli's death, Chelsea tweeted in tribute: 'You'll be missed by so many. A legend to us and to all of football. Rest in peace, Gianluca Vialli.'
Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali then added: 'This is truly an awful day for Chelsea Football Club.
'Gianluca's legend will live on at Stamford Bridge.
'His impact as a player, a coach and most importantly as a person, will be forever written across our club's history. We send our heartfelt and deepest condolences to his family and friends.'
Outside Stamford Bridge, fans began laying down flowers to pay their respects below a portrait of their former player and coach.
His final role in football came with the Italy national team and he played a role in guiding them to win the 2020 European Championships in England - with Italian football now left in mourning.
On December 14 he had to step away from the role due to the aggressive return of cancer.
In his final public statement he said he hoped his absence from the national team was 'temporary'.
'At the end of a long and difficult 'negotiation' with my wonderful team of oncologists I have decided to suspend, I hope temporarily, my present and future professional commitments,' he said.
'The goal is to use all the psycho-physical energies to help my body overcome this phase of the disease, so that I will be able as soon as possible to face new adventures and share them with all of you.'
His death follows a battle with pancreatic cancer, with his condition worsening in the week leading up to Christmas and family rushing to his bedside in a London hospital.
