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Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash

Flowers and a Charlotte Football Club scarf are shown outside Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Charlotte FC soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Haamid Williams places flowers at a memorial for Charlotte Football Club soccer player Anton Walkes at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Walkes died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday.(AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Jay Forrest pauses after placing flowers at a memorial for Charlotte Football Club soccer player Anton Walkes at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Walkes died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) An image of Charlotte Football Club soccer player Anton Walkes is shown on Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Walkes died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond) Boats are shown on the water near the Miami Marine Stadium Basin in Miami where authorities say professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Walkes was a member of the MLS club Charlotte FC. He started his career at Tottenham. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) FILE - Atlanta United midfielder Anton Walkes (26) moves the ball during the first half of an MLS playoff soccer game, in Atlanta against Columbus Crew, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Soccer player Anton Walkes, who started his career at Tottenham, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, after an accident in Florida, his MLS club Charlotte FC said. He was 25. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File) FILE - Atlanta United midfielder Anton Walkes (26) acknowledges the fans after an MLS playoff soccer game against Columbus Crew, in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Soccer player Anton Walkes, who started his career at Tottenham, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, after an accident in Florida, his MLS club Charlotte FC said. He was 25.(AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File) FILE - Charlotte FC defender Anton Walkes plays against Chelsea during the second half of a friendly soccer match Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. Soccer player Anton Walkes, who started his career at Tottenham, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, after an accident in Florida, his MLS club Charlotte FC said. He was 25.(AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)
Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash