George Baldock to be honoured at Wembley with Greece to wear black armbands against England after his death aged 31

GREECE volition deterioration achromatic armbands for tonight's lucifer against England successful tribute to George Baldock pursuing his daze death.

The Three Lions big Ivan Jovanovic's broadside astatine Wembley successful the Nations League conscionable 24 hours aft the defender died.

And the Greeks volition wage their respects to Baldock, who passed distant aged 31.

The FA are yet to corroborate if England's players volition travel suit with the achromatic armbands oregon whether a minute's soundlessness volition beryllium held earlier kick-off.

A minute's silence, though, is acceptable to beryllium held earlier Sunday's location crippled with Ireland astatine the Karaiskakis Stadium.

Baldock - calved successful Buckinghamshire - earned 12 caps for Greece's nationalist squad acknowledgment to eligibility done his grandmother.

The full-back tragically died connected Wednesday astatine his villa successful Athens, wherever helium was recovered astatine astir 10.30pm section clip successful a swimming pool.

Police were incapable to resuscitate Baldock astatine the country and his decease was confirmed arsenic investigations continue.

The erstwhile Sheffield United prima spent 7 seasons astatine Bramall Lane earlier joining Super League Greece outfit Panathinaikos implicit the summer.

He featured successful Sunday's 0-0 gully with rivals Olympiacos but was not picked successful the Greece squad for this week's October internationals and missed the September matches done injury.

Baldock's woman - who lives successful England - raised the alarm connected Wednesday erstwhile she struggled to interaction him.

She past informed the proprietor of the location successful Glyfada, confederate Athens, to cheque the property.

A heartbreaking household connection said: "We tin corroborate that George has sadly passed away.

"As a household we are successful daze astatine this unspeakable loss."

The Greece nationalist squad added: "With profound sadness and sorrow, the nationalist squad and the Greek Football Federation bid farewell to George Baldock.

"There are nary words to picture the quality symptom caused by the quality of the unexpected nonaccomplishment of 1 of our ain young men.

"The infinitesimal forces silence. Condolences to his family. Condolences from his 2nd family."

Footballers besides posted their condolences connected societal media, including chap ex-Blades antheral Harry Maguire.

The Manchester United defender shared a photograph of Baldock and added a breached bosom emoji.

Baldock graduated from MK Dons' younker set-up and had loans with Oxford United, Tamworth and Northampton Town earlier making his sanction with Sheffield United.

He starred for the Yorkshire broadside betwixt 2017 and 2024, making 219 appearances and earning the nickname Furious George owed to his assertive all-action style.

Baldock helped Sheffield United to 2 promotions to the Premier League and adjacent a top-half decorativeness successful the Covid-hit 2019-20 season.

But down the likes of Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold among English right-backs, helium explored the anticipation of representing Greece astatine planetary level.

Once the paperwork was yet done, helium earned his debut successful the Nations League successful June 2022 arsenic a precocious substitute against Northern Ireland.

A twelvemonth later, Baldock someway kept Kylian Mbappe quiescent for 104 MINUTES contempt playing done "unimaginable" symptom successful his ankle.