CHARLOTTE, N.C. — News that one of Charlotte FC’s own had died spread quickly on Thursday morning, and teammates, supporters and organizations across the soccer world were quick to respond with messages of love.
“Heartbroken,” Jaylin Lindsey, a Charlotte FC midfielder, wrote on Twitter. “Fly high my brother, you’re the best teammate I could’ve asked for. Love you man.”
The Queen City club announced just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday that Anton Walkes had been killed in a boating accident in South Florida, where the team was spending the first phase of its preseason. Walkes, 25, had spent the entire 2022 season with Charlotte FC and was preparing to do the same in 2023.