Terry Yorath, the former title-winning midfield enforcer for Leeds who captained Wales and came agonizingly close to qualifying his national team for the 1994 World Cup as its coach, has died following a short illness. He was 75.
Yorath's death was announced on Thursday in a statement by his family to British media.
“To most he was a revered footballing hero," his children, including BBC TV presenter Gabby Logan, said in the statement, “but to us he was Dad; a quiet, kind and gentle man.”
The Football Association of Wales described Yorath as a “tough, intelligent and commanding midfielder” whose time as Wales coach “helped restore belief, competitiveness and national pride” in the national team.
Yorath played 59 games for Wales from 1969-81, including 42 times as captain, and was in charge of the team from 1988-93. He attempted to qualify Wales for its first World Cup since 1958 but a dramatic last-round 2-1 home loss to Romania — after Wales left back Paul Bodin missed a second-half penalty at 1-1 — meant the team missed out.
It was in a nine-year spell at Leeds where Yorath flourished as a tough-tackling player, winning the First Division title in 1974 under manager Don Revie and being part of the team that lost the 1975 European Cup final to Bayern Munich in Paris.
He later had spells at Coventry, Tottenham and then Bradford, where he became player-assistant coach and was at the club's Valley Parade stadium in 1985 when a fire ripped through a wooden stand, killing 56 people.
Daniel, one of Yorath’s four children, died at the age of 15 in 1992 from a genetic heart condition after playing football in the garden with his father.
Gabby was presenting BBC soccer highlights show “Match of the Day” on Wednesday when she left part-way through the program to be replaced by Mark Chapman, who confirmed the change was made due to “a family emergency."
“Our hearts are broken,” read the family statement, "but we take comfort knowing that he will be reunited with our brother, Daniel.”
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An Oct.30, 1994 file photo of former Leeds and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath issued on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Matthew Ashton/EMPICS Sport/PA via AP)
A May 11, 1973 file photo of former Leeds and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath issued on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Peter Robinson/EMPICS Sport/PA via AP)
A Nov. 18, 2001 file photo of former Leeds and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath issued on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport/PA via AP)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities said.
The FBI’s Portland office said it was investigating an “agent involved shooting” that happened around 2:15 p.m. According to the the Portland Police bureau, officers initially responded to a report of a shooting near a hospital.
A few minutes later, police received information that a man who had been shot was asking for help in a different area a couple of miles away. Officers then responded there and found the two people with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers determined they were injured in the shooting with federal agents, police said.
Their conditions were not immediately known. Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said during a Portland city council meeting that Thursday’s shooting took place in the eastern part of the city and that two Portlanders were wounded.
“As far as we know both of these individuals are still alive and we are hoping for more positive updates throughout the afternoon,” she said.
The shooting comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. It escalated tensions in an city that has long had a contentious relationship with President Donald Trump, including Trump's recent, failed effort to deploy National Guard troops in the city.
Portland police secured both the scene of the shooting and the area where the wounded people were found pending investigation.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” said Chief Bob Day. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and the city council called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end all operations in Oregon’s largest city until a full investigation is completed.
“We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” a joint statement said. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.”
The city officials said “federal militarization undermines effective, community‑based public safety, and it runs counter to the values that define our region. We’ll use every legal and legislative tool available to protect our residents’ civil and human rights.”
They urged residents to show up with “calm and purpose during this difficult time.”
“We respond with clarity, unity, and a commitment to justice,” the statement said. “We must stand together to protect Portland.”
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, urged any protesters to remain peaceful.
“Trump wants to generate riots,” he said in a post on the X social media platform. “Don’t take the bait.”
Law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Law enforcement officials work the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
FILE - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal during a news conference June 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
