>Former Premier League defender George Baldock died in an accident in his swimming pool in Greece, an inquest has found.

>The 31-year-old was found dead at his home in Glyfada, southern Athens, on 9 October 2024.

>A post-mortem examination found no drugs or alcohol in his system.

>The inquest into Baldock's death at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court on Wednesday confirmed his cause of death as drowning and senior coroner Tom Osborne concluded it was an accident.

>The Buckinghamshire-born Greece international had joined Panathinaikos in May 2024 after seven years with Sheffield United.

>He had previously made more than 100 appearances for MK Dons between 2009 and 2017.

>A post-mortem examination also found he had a very large heart "that would have meant he was susceptible to heart arrhythmias".