Grant Wahl, Formerly Detained for Wearing Rainbow Shirt Dies While Covering World Cup Game in Qatar. Reporters say he had fallen back in his seat.
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl, according to DW, collapsed in the press box while covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarter-final fixture on Friday.
Medics responded quickly and Grant Wahl was taken off the field on a stretcher and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Who Is Grant Wahl?
48-year-old Grant Wahl is an award-winning sportswriter and a man with good humor. The Sports Illustrated journalist had 24 years of experience with the media company. He was a major force in popularizing soccer in the US. Later on in his career, he began his own podcast, a revolutionary success in Soccer journalism.
According to Goal, Grant Wahl had covered 8 World Cups and had also run for FIFA presidency in 2011. Wahl was also an author having written ‘The Beckham Experiment’ in 2007 after his arrival in the MLS.
Check out his personal website, where on 6th December 2022, he published an article with images of himself with ‘OG’ Ronaldo, French photographer Henri Szwarc, whose bib was used by USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie, and other veteran sports journalists.
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According to Grant Wahl, the French journalist had ‘no hard feelings’ following the incident.
Detained For Wearing Rainbow Shirt
Grant Wahl was on international media last November when he was denied entry into the USMNT’s first fixture in Qatar because he was wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBT community.
Grant Wahl’s brother Eric Wahl, who is gay, as reported by DW suspects foul play.
“I’m the reason he wore the rainbow shirt to the World Cup,” he said in a video posted to Instagram shortly after his brother’s death.
“My brother was healthy. He told me he received death threats. I do not believe my brother just died. I believe he was killed. And I just beg for any help.”
RIP Grant Wahl
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