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Longtime soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who was covering the World Cup for CBS Sports in Qatar, died on Thursday while reporting on the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 @celinegounderI am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight.
I’m in complete shock. https://t.co/OB3IzOxGlE
Russell Lewis @rdlewisNPR can confirm the death of longtime soccer sportswriter Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl). He died today in Doha, Qatar while covering the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal. Story to come.
He was 48. A cause of death has not been released publicly.
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Source : Bleacher Report