The body of prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has been returned to the US and an autopsy is being performed after he died while covering the World Cup in Qatar, his manager said.
The body of prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has been returned to the US and an autopsy is being performed after he died while covering the World Cup in Qatar, his manager said.
Wahl, 49, died Friday after he collapsed while covering a match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
Wahl’s remains were repatriated Monday and were in possession of the New York City medical examiner, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Monday.
Wahl’s family is expected to share a statement Tuesday, his manager, Tim Scanlan, told CNN.
Wahl had covered soccer for more than two decades, including 11 World Cups – six men’s, five women’s – and authored several books on the sport, according to his website.
He made headlines in November by reporting he was detained and briefly refused entry to a World Cup match because he was wearing a rainbow t-shirt in support of LGBTQ rights.
