Trevor Francis: Ex-England player and Britain's first £1m footballer dies aged 69

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Former England planetary Trevor Francis has died aged 69 aft suffering a bosom onslaught successful Spain.

In 1979 helium became Britain's archetypal £1m footballer connected completing a transportation from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest.

He won 2 European Cups with Forest - successful 1979, wherever helium scored the victor against Malmo, and 1980.

Francis besides won 52 England caps, scoring 12 goals earlier embarking connected a managerial career.

A connection released connected behalf of his household said: "This has travel arsenic a immense daze to everybody. We are each precise upset.

"He was a legendary footballer but helium was besides an highly bully person."

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