Panathinaikos defender Baldock found dead in his Athens home

By The Associated Press

FILE - Greece's George Baldock stands on the pitch before the Euro 2024 group B qualifying soccer match between Gibraltar and Greece at the Algarve stadium outside Faro, Portugal, Friday, March 24, 2023. Former Greece international and Panathinaikos defender George Baldock, who had previously played for Sheffield United, has been found dead in his Athens home, Greek media reported.(AP Photo/Joao Matos, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Joao Matos]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — 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. He was 31. State-run ERT television said Baldock was found in his swimming pool in the southern suburb of Glyfada. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Baldock joined Panathinaikos in May, on a three-year contract.