US football reporter Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup

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US sports reporter Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup

US Soccer said it was"heartbroken to learn" of Wahl's death. His wife responded to the US Soccer statement on Twitter, saying she was"in complete shock".

Wahl, a former Sports Illustrated sportswriter who moved to the Substack online publishing platform, had been tweeting about theHis agent, Tim Scanlan, told Reuters that Wahl had"appeared to suffer some kind of acute distress in the start of extra time" at the quarter-final match. "We are in touch with the US Embassy and relevant local authorities to ensure the process of repatriating the body is in accordance with the family's wishes," the SC spokesperson said."Everyone's emotional and it's really traumatic," Scanlan said."He was a true advocate for both the men's and women's games and really just cared deeply about the sport. He was empathetic and just truly a brilliant writer.

Wahl said in late November he was briefly stopped at a World Cup stadium security screening point when he tried to enter while wearing a rainbow shirtHe said World Cup security denied him entry to the United States' opener against Wales at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and asked him to remove his shirt."I didn't have Covid , but I went into the medical clinic at the main media center today, and they said I probably have bronchitis," he posted on Substack.

 

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