FIFA World Cup 2022: FIFA honours late journo Grant Wahl
Updated On: 13 December, 2022 10:08 AM IST | Doha | Ashwin Ferro
Wahl, 48, first reported on the 1994 edition of the World Cup and covered all editions thereafter.
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A video clip honouring late US football writer Grant Wahl plays on a giant screen at Al Bayt Stadium before the start of the England v France quarter-final. Pics/Ashwin Ferro
It was nice to see FIFA acknowledge and appreciate the significant contribution of late US football writer Grant Wahl, who passed away in the media area of the Lusail Stadium while reporting on the Argentina v The Netherlands quarter-final on Friday.
On Saturday, football’s world governing body played out a 30-second video clip, highlighting Wahl’s contribution to the sport on the huge screen at the Al Bayt Stadium just before the England v France quarter-final. Earlier in the day, FIFA president Gianni Infantino had also issued a statement, expressing his condolences to Wahl’s family and friends, saying “his love for football was immense and his writing will be missed.”
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