A stream of photographers, journalists, FIFA officials and tournament volunteers climbed to the top of the media tribune to pay respects at a tribute to American journalist Grant Wahl, whose death at the World Cup in Qatar has shocked the soccer community.
Grant Wahl, a soccer writer who covered U.S. soccer in the past for Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports, died after collapsing while covering a World Cup match.
Los Angeles Times staff were among the journalists who watched paramedics treat Wahl for approximately 30 minutes after his collapse in the media tribune late Friday before removing him from the stadium on a stretcher. The World Cup organizing committee told the Associated Press he was transported by ambulance to Doha’s Hamad General Hospital and was pronounced dead. No cause has been announced.
He was detained briefly for wearing a rainbow, pro-LGBT T-shirt to a match earlier in the tournament and reported extensively about human rights issues in Qatar, including the death of migrant workers who built World Cup stadiums. The work amplified questions about his cause of death.that read, in part: “We are engaged with senior Qatari officials to see to it that his family’s wishes are fulfilled as expeditiously as possible.”In a statement, U.S.
A talented journalist, Grant was an advocate for the LGBTQ community & a prominent voice for women's soccer.
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