• Player was found dead in his swimming pool, say police
• Greece international joined Panathinaikos this summer

The former Sheffield United defender George Baldock has died at the age of 31, Super League Greece has announced. His body was found on Wednesday in a swimming pool at his home in Athens, according to police sources.

The cause of death remains unknown. Police tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Baldock but could not revive him and medical emergency units confirmed his death, one police official said.