George Baldock ‘tragically drowned’ while swimming in his home pool in Athens - Greek police earlier confirmed there was no evidence that criminal activity caused the death of the 31-year-old.

The body of British-born Panathinaikos and Greece defender George Baldock was found on Wednesday in a swimming pool at his home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, police sources said.

The Greek football community has been left in shock following the sudden death of Panathinaikos player George Baldock, who was found dead in the pool of his Glyfada home.

The body of George Baldock, a British-born defender for Panathinaikos and the Greek national team, was discovered Wednesday in the swimming pool at

Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock drowned while swimming in the pool at his home in Athens, his family said in a statement. The England-born Greece international’s death was confirmed on Wednesday night at the age of 31.

The death of former Sheffield United and Greece defender George Baldock was the result of drowning at his home in Athens, the family have said. Greek police had earlier ruled out foul play in the death of the 31-year-old Panathinaikos player.

Panathinaikos defender George Baldock, a former Greece international who also played for Sheffield United for seven seasons, has been found dead in his Athens home, Greek media reported on Wednesday.