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‘Welcome to England, Zola': Chelsea great on time-honoured photo

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has revealed that he has a photo of his debut game for the Blues against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park back in 1996.

The famous photo shows the Italian taking a tumble on the pitch along with the caption 'Welcome to the English game, Zola'.

The diminutive Italian had arrived from Parma to much fanfare and admitted it was a reality check when experiencing his firs taste of English football.

"There is a great picture from that day which I still have in my house," he told Chelseafc.com.

"It says: 'Welcome to the English game, Zola,' and you can just see me upside down.

"My head is where my feet should be and my feet are where my head should be."

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