Joey Jones, the Welsh soccer hero who won two European Cups with Liverpool and was dubbed “Mr Wrexham”, has died. He was 70. Jones' death was confirmed by the Football Association of Wales and Wrexham on Tuesday. The English second-tier team said he had died in the early hours of the morning after a “battle with illness.”

The full-back won multiple trophies during his three-year spell with the Reds and became a legend at hometown club Wrexham

Liverpool legend Joey Jones has died aged 70, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Jones made 100 appearance during a in a trophy-laden three-year spell at Liverpool where he won two European Cups, a UEFA Cup and a league title between 1975 and 1978.