England and Greece players will wear black armbands and hold a minute’s silence to commemorate the life of George Baldock before Thursday night’s Nations League game at Wembley.

Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock drowned while swimming in the pool at his home in Athens, his family said in a statement. The England-born Greece international’s death was confirmed on Wednesday night at the age of 31.

A minute's silence was observed before Thursday's Nations League game between England and Greece in memory of George Baldock following the death of the Greek international

In an emotional tribute to George Baldock, players of the Greece national team paid a touching tribute after their unexpected win against England.

Midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas said Greece did not want to play their Nations League game with England following the death of George Baldock but forced themselves to win in his honour. Former Sheffield United defender Baldock died at the age of 31 after drowning in his swimming pool in Athens.

It was an emotional night for Greece at Wembley Stadium on Thursday as the country’s football team paid tribute to teammate George Baldock, who was recently found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Athens.

The body of British-born Panathinaikos and Greece defender George Baldock was found on Wednesday in a swimming pool at his home in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada, police sources said.

Reuters reported that police attempted to resuscitate George Baldock after his body was found at the home just outside of Athens, Greece.

George Baldock, a British-born soccer player who played for Panathinaikos and the Greek national football team, has died at the age of 31, Greece’s Ministry of Citizen Protection confirmed to CNN.

Greece and England will mark George Baldock's death during their Nations League match at Wembley.