Frank Mill: 1990 World Cup winner passes away

Former West Germany international Frank Mill has died at the age of 67, his former clubs Fortuna Düsseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen announced on Tuesday.

Mill passed away as a result of complications from a severe heart attack he suffered in May. A member of West Germany’s 1990 World Cup-winning squad, Mill didn’t feature in any matches during the tournament in Italy but was capped 17 times for the national team during his career.

He also earned a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and lifted the German Cup with Borussia Dortmund.

Paying tribute, his hometown club Rot-Weiss Essen described him as “a legend” and “an ambassador for football across the country.”

Mill is the second member of the 1990 World Cup squad to die, following the recent passing of Andreas Brehme, who scored the decisive goal in the final against Argentina.