Greek international Baldock dies at 31

Panathinaikos and Greece international footballer George Baldock died, his family confirmed on Thursday. The 31-year-old English-born right-back had been found dead in his swimming pool at home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, according to Greek news reports on Wednesday. “We can confirm that George has sadly passed away. As a family we are in shock at this terrible loss. We ask please that the media respect our privacy at this time,” said a family statement. Greece’s Super League and several clubs expressed their condolences. State TV ERT reported that the player was “at the bottom of the pool” and a bottle of alcohol was found at the scene.