The body of famed soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died last week while covering the men’s World Cup in Qatar, was repatriated to the United States on Monday as fans around the world mourned his sudden passing.
A senior State Department official confirmed that Wahl’s body and belongings had landed in New York. “They were accompanied by a U.S. Embassy official,” the senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue.