Grant Wahl, an American sports reporter, has died while covering a match in the ongoing FIFA world cup in Qatar.
Wahl who last month had a run-in with Qatar’s World Cup organisers over a rainbow LGBTQ shirt, was reported to have collapsed and died while covering a tense quarter-final match Friday, his family said.
The 48-year old reporter during his stints with was part of those who helped build soccer’s popularity in the United States.
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He was collapsed in the press tribune during Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands game.
According to The Wall Street Journal (WSG), Wahl suffered a suspected heart attack.
His wife Celine Gounder, reacting to the death said on Twitter:
“I’m in complete shock.”
According to Qatar organising committee spokesperson, “he received immediate emergency medical treatment on site, which continued as he was transferred by ambulance to Hamad General Hospital.”
“We offer our deepest condolences to Grant’s family, friends and his many close colleagues in the media,” the statement added.
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