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US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar
Updated On: 10 December, 2022 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | AFP
His wife responded to the U.S. Soccer statement on Twitter, saying she was `in complete shock`
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US sportswriter Grant Wahl. file Pic/AFP
A widely-known US sports reporter -- who made headlines when he was detained at the Qatar World Cup for wearing a rainbow shirt -- died Friday while covering the quarter-finals in Doha, according to his wife and the US Soccer federation.
Grant Wahl, 48, helped build soccer`s popularity in the United States through decades of vivid reporting at Sports Illustrated, then with CBS Sports for whom he was covering Friday`s Argentina-Netherlands match at Lusail Stadium.
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