Journalist Grant Wahl Dies Suddenly at World Cup: LeBron James, Billie Jean King & More Pay Tribute
Veteran soccer journalist Grant Wahl died on Friday, December 9, while covering the Argentina-Netherlands match at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He was 48 years old. Per the Associated Press, Wahl fell back in his seat in a press section at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Medical personnel treated him on site before transferring him to Hamad General Hospital in Doha, World Cup organizers said. No cause of death has been announced so far. World Soccer Magazine columnist Keir Radnedge told CNN that Wahl’s medical crisis came toward the end of the extra time in the match. “Suddenly, colleagues up to my left started shouting for medical assistance,” Radnedge added. “Obviously, someone had collapsed.” Radnedge added that Wahl was treated “for about 20-25 minutes” in the stadium before being moved to the hospital. “[Medical personnel] were able to, best they could, give treatment.” In an episode of the podcast Futbol with Grant...
- 12/10/2022
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