Grant Wahl, a longtime U.S. soccer writer best known for his work at Sports Illustrated, collapsed during a World Cup match Friday in Qatar and later was pronounced dead at a hospital in Qatar
Award-winning sportswriter Grant Wahl, best known for his work with Sports Illustrated and Fox Soccer, collapsed in the media tribune at Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands World Cup game. Paramedics treated Wahl for approximately 30 minutes before removing him from the stadium on a stretcher. He was later pronounced dead Saturday morning at a Qatari hospital. He was 48.
The cause of death, which was confirmed by U.S. Soccer, is unknown. In a statement U.S. Soccer called Wahl’s work “insightful and entertaining” and praised his devotion to the sport.Wahl’s journalism career began with an internship at the Miami Herald in 1994; two years later he joined Sports Illustrated, for whom he covered seven World Cups and 12 NCAA basketball tournaments. He won four magazine story of the year awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Assn.
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