Grant Wahl, America’s premier soccer journalist, dies while covering the World Cup

Dec 10 2022 by SBNation.com

 
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Rest in peace, Grant Wahl.

American journalist Grant Wahl died on Friday evening while covering the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. U.S. Soccer and NPR have confirmed Wahl’s passing. Wahl was tweeting about the quarterfinals match between Argentina and Netherlands less than five hours before the news of his passing went viral on social media. Wahl was 48 years old.

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