{"id":1947,"date":"2022-12-10T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T18:00:17","slug":"united-states-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-at-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/10\/united-states-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-at-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"United States soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies at World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American sportswriter Grant Wahl has died while covering the Netherlands and Argentina World Cup match in Qatar on Friday night.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-3968333492\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wahl, a former Sports Illustrated journalist who later moved to Substack, died after falling back in his seat during the extra time at the corner reserved for journalists, according to SkySports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other reporters called for assistance and while emergency services responded very quickly, they were later told that Wahl gave up the ghost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American sports journalist died at the age of 49 and was survived by his wife and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Grant Wahl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No further information has been released about his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wahl\u2019s wife, Dr Celine Gounder thanked those who had \u201creached out tonight\u201d, but added on Twitter: \u201cI\u2019m in complete shock\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl\u2019s soccer family &amp; of so many friends who\u2019ve reached out tonight,\u201d Gounder said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American sportswriter Grant Wahl has died while covering the Netherlands and Argentina World Cup match in Qatar on Friday night. 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