CBS Sports journalist Grant Wahl -- one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country -- died while covering the World Cup.
-- one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country -- died while covering the World Cup, his brother announced Friday. He was 48 years old.believes foul play was involved, as he claims the reporter was receiving death threats over wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ+ community.Eric says Grant had zero health issues ... explaining in a heartbreaking Instagram video,"I do not believe my brother just died. I believe he was killed.
To show his support for the LGBTQ+ community in a country where homosexuality is illegal, he wore a shirt with a soccer ball and a rainbow pattern. At the time, Eric praised his brother and denounced soccer's governing body ... saying,"Shame on @FIFA for losing all control over this corrupt World Cup."
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