Saturday, December 10, 2022

DIED SUDDENLY: 48-Year-Old Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl Dies After Collapsing While Covering World Cup in Qatar

 

48-Year-Old Soccer Journalist Grant Wahl Dies After Collapsing While Covering World Cup in Qatar

Longtime U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died in Doha, Qatar on Friday while covering the World Cup for CBS Sports, his wife confirmed. 
According to reports, the 48-year-old soccer analyst suddenly collapsed at Lusail Iconic Stadium while covering Argentina’s quarterfinal win over the Netherlands and was taken to a local hospital. 
“I am so thankful for the support of my husband Grant Wahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight,” his wife, Dr. Céline Gounder, who is also a CBS contributor. 
“I’m in complete shock,” she continued.