An American sports journalist, Grant Wahl, has died in Qatar, where he was covering the ongoing World Cup.
Newsbreak.ng reports that according to ESPN, Wahl died while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
FIFA President expresses condolences to family and friends of Grant Wahl. pic.twitter.com/WoEN5hUMve
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) December 10, 2022
Absolutely bone chilling stuff
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl who was kicked out of a stadium in QATAR for this shirt has reportedly collapsed and passed away during the Argentina game today
His brother says on Instagram that Grant was fully healthy & believes there’s foul play pic.twitter.com/t47C2XfuVl
— JACK SETTLEMAN (@jacksettleman) December 10, 2022
Reports reveal that Wahl fell back in his seat in the press box at Lusail Iconic Stadium during extra time and reporters adjacent to him called for assistance. Emergency services workers responded very quickly, the reporters said, and the reporters later were told that Wahl had died.
Wahl had written on Monday on his website that he had visited a medical clinic while in Qatar.
Earlier during the World Cup, Wahl drew international attention after saying he was briefly stopped from attending the US match against Wales in November for wearing a rainbow-coloured T-shirt.
Wahl said he was detained for 25 minutes at Ahmed Bin Ali stadium in Al Rayyan, then was let go by a security commander.
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