Football journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar

The Report Desk

Published: December 10, 2022, 01:39 PM

Football journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar

US Football journalist has died while covering the Argentina-Netherlands World Cup match in Qatar.

Grant Wahl, 48, collapsed suddenly on Friday night.

Reports suggested he may have had a heart attack, but this has not yet confirmed.

Mr Wahl was detained by Qatar authorities for trying to enter a stadium wearing a rainbow shirt last month, in support of LGBT rights.

Grant was known for his enormous love of football and was in Qatar to cover his eighth Fifa World Cup.

During last night's quarter-final match he fell ill. He received immediate emergency medical treatment on site, which continued as he was transferred by ambulance to Hamad General Hospital. Later doctors declared him dead. 

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