Wilkins was not retained by new head coach Stuart Pearce. Wilkins joined Chelsea as an assistant first team coach under Luiz Felipe Scolari in September 2008. Ray Wilkins was a member of AC Milan from 1984 until 1987. Getty Images Following the tragic news of Wilkins' death, Baresi paid his thoughts with a heartfelt post on his official Twitter profile, along with a photo of the two of them together. During his time at A.C. Milan, Wilkins remained an England regular, and he was included to the squad that qualified for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. He took part in the opening loss against Portugal. Wilkins was sent off in a goalless draw with Morocco in 1986, becoming the first Englishman to be sent off in a World Cup for throwing the ball at Gabriel Gonzalez.