Former Sheffield United player George Baldock was found dead at his home in Greece on Wednesday.
England and Greece will honour a minute's silence and don black armbands in their Nations League match on Thursday, following the tragic death of former Sheffield United defender George Baldock. The 31-year-old was discovered in his Athens home on Wednesday night. Over 13 seasons, Baldock played for numerous clubs across the EFL and eventually in the top division with the Blades before transferring to Panathinaikos over the summer.
30pm on October 9 in his swimming pool, made 219 appearances for Sheffield United, aiding them in reaching the Premier League twice. Preliminary coroner's findings suggest he drowned. He was a standout player in Chris Wilder's impressive side that introduced an overlapping centre-back system. A product of the English football pyramid, Baldock also played for MK Dons, Oxford United, Tamworth, and Northampton Town, making 137 Premier League appearances.
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