The world of football is in mourning and is saying goodbye to one of the footballers who has been more than important for the rich history of England, leaving his mark both at the club level and in the international arena of teams. Due to his coincidences, he also has several points in common with Lionel Messi.
Trevis Francis has lost his life after suffering a heart attack at the age of 69 while he was at his home in the city of Malaga in Spain. He was a forward and one of the great figures of Nottingham Forest and managed to debut in the first division at just 16 years old, beginning an indelible legacy.
Like Lionel Messi, he managed to win the Champions League twice with the club of his love, and scored the title goal in one of the finals, which served to beat Malmo of Sweden 1-0 in 1979. The other continental conquest was at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium itself, in 1978-1979.
The economic record
Trevor Francis also became the first British player to be sold for a million pounds sterling, a huge and unthinkable number for those times. Nottingham Forest acquired him from Birmingham City for a seven-figure transfer of £1.15m, something unprecedented among English teams until then.
