Gareth Bale in June. And while the Italian's Welsh team-mate had a game to remember against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, Chiellini managed to get himself in all kinds of bother.
With his side 3-1 up and cruising, the 37-year-old got his positioning all wrong as Salt Lake attempted to play a ball over the top.
With the ball about to bounce over his head and allow an opposition player through one-on-one, Chiellini jumped and raised his hands up to bat the ball away like a volleyball player.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumSalt Lake players were furious with the former Juve man's blatant cheating.
And their mood didn't get much better when the referee opted against showing a Chiellini a red card, choosing to book him instead.The commentators couldn't believe what they had just witnessed, with one of them saying: "He basically played volleyball there.
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