Sign up now: Get the biggest sports news in your inboxLONDON, Jan 8 - Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died after a short illness, aged 75, his family said on Thursday. Yorath spent nine years at Leeds, making 199 appearances and winning the English league title in 1974. Our hearts are broken but we take comfort knowing that he will be reunited with our brother, Daniel," Yorath's children said in a statement. Yorath's son Daniel died aged 15 from a genetic heart condition while playing in the garden in 1992. Yorath became the first Welsh player to appear in the European Cup final when Leeds lost to Bayern Munich 2-0 in 1975.

Source: BBC January 08, 2026 17:03 UTC