Dec. 10, 2022

Grant Wahl U.S. Soccer Journalist Dies At 48 In at Qatar

By Abhimanyu Singh

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Grant Wahl, one of the best-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday, 

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48-year-old journalist who covered the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.

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Qatar's World Cup organizers said on Saturday that he "fell ill" in the press area,

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Received immediate emergency medical treatment on-site, and was transferred by ambulance to Hamad General Hospital.

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US Soccer said, "The entire US Soccer family is saddened to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl."

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US Soccer praised Wahl's passion and belief in the power of sport to advance human rights,

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And shared its condolences with Wahl's wife, Celine Gounder, and his loved ones.

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On his podcast Thursday, Wahl said he had a case of bronchitis and visited the medical clinic again.

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