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Papi_Chulo
Miami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
U.S. journalist Grant Wahl collapsed and died Friday in Qatar while covering the World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
CBS News reported that Wahl “suffered a heart attack” while in the press box of Lusail Stadium in Doha.
“The entire U.S. Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl,” U.S. Soccer said in a statement. “Fans of soccer and journalism of the highest quality knew we could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists: Teams, players, coaches and the many personalities that make soccer unlike any sport.”
“Here in the United States, Grant’s passion for soccer and commitment to elevating its profile across our sporting landscape played a major role in helping to drive interest in and respect for our beautiful game,” the statement continued. “As important, Grant’s belief in the power of the game to advance human rights was, and will remain, an inspiration to all.”
“Grant made soccer his life’s work, and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us. U.S. Soccer sends its sincerest condolences to Grant’s wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, and all of his family members, friends and colleagues in the media,” the statement concluded. “And we thank Grant for his tremendous dedication to and impact on our game in the United States. His writing and the stories he told will live on.”
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Goes to show that we should all appreciate each day that we have.
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Apparently Grant was detained and his cell phone forcibly ripped from his hands by Qatar security because of the shirt.
So, it will be interesting to see autopsy results. Usually a healthy 48-year-old doesn't just drop dead.
Not usually, but it does happen. I had an uncle who dropped dead one day in his early 40s. I’m not really a big fan of the Qataris (even though they are a good US Middle East ally), but I doubt they would kill a reporter over an LGBT T-shirt.
Per https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/09/football/… :
In an episode of the podcast Futbol with Grant Wahl, published days before his death on December 6, he had complained of feeling unwell.
“It had gotten pretty bad in terms of like the tightness in my chest, tightness, pressure. Feeling pretty hairy, bad,” Wahl told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.
He was given cough syrup and ibuprofen, and felt better shortly afterward, he said.
Wahl also said he experienced an “involuntary capitulation by my body and mind” after the US-Netherlands game on December 3.
“This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve done eight of these on the men’s side,” he said at the time. “And so like, I’ve gotten sick to some extent at every tournament, and it’s just about trying to find a way to like get your work done.”
He further described the incident in a recent newsletter published on December 5, writing that his body had “broke down” after he had little sleep, high stress and a heavy workload. He’d had a cold for 10 days, which “turned into something more severe,” he wrote, adding that he felt better after receiving antibiotics and catching up on sleep.