American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar while covering the World Cup, US Soccer said in a statement
He “collapsed” in the press area while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, a witness told CNN. The circumstances around his death are not clear. “The entire US Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” US Soccer said in a statement on its official Twitter account. “Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.
Tributes pour in Wahl’s death has sent shockwaves through the soccer and sports journalism community, with many sharing tributes on social media. “We’re shocked and devastated at the news of Grant’s passing. We were proud to call him a colleague and friend for two decades – no writer in the history of has been more passionate about the sport he loved and the stories he wanted to tell,” said the co-editors in chief of Sports Illustrated in a joint statement.
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