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American soccer journalist Grant Wahl, 48, reportedly died after collapsing while covering Friday’s World Cup match between Argentina and Netherlands in Qatar.
His agent, Tim Scanlan, said that Wahl suffered “some kind of acute distress” while covering Argentina’s quarter-final win over the Netherlands. He collapsed and was taken to the hospital, but he later died.
“Everyone’s emotional, and it’s really traumatic,” Scanlan told Reuters. “He was a true advocate for both the men’s and women’s games and really just cared deeply about the sport.”
U.S. Soccer issued a statement expressing its condolences to Wahl’s wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, and stating that his belief in the power of the game to advance human rights would remain an inspiration to all.
Gounder later posted the U.S. Soccer statement on Twitter and said that she was “in complete shock” at her husband’s sudden death.
