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.

George Baldock, the Greece international soccer player who was found dead at his home in Athens on Wednesday, drowned while swimming in his pool, his family said.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire was among those to pay tribute to George Baldock, the former Premier League player, who died in October 2024 aged 31. His family said the Greece international drowned while swimming.

The family of former Sheffield United defender, George Baldock, has confirmed that he drowned while swimming in a pool at his home in Athens. The family revealed the cause of his death in a statement on Friday.

Tributes were left outside Sheffield United's ground Bramall Lane for former defender George Baldock after the 31-year-old was found to have drowned while swimming in the pool at his home in Athens. Greek police earlier confirmed there was no evidence that criminal activity caused the death of the 31-year-old Greece international,