The soccer world is in mourning Saturday after the death of journalist Grant Wahl, who died unexpectedly on Friday night.
Colleagues and fellow reporters, who were with Wahl when he went into acute distress, claimed he appeared healthy and was laughing minutes before his death. Wahl had collapsed during the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal match at the World Cup in Qatar."He was working on his story on his laptop, it was about 4 minutes before the end of the extra time. He was laughing at a joke we saw on Twitter only minutes earlier. I can't believe it.
"The entire U.S. Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl. Fans of soccer and journalism of the highest quality knew we could always count on Grant to deliver insightful and entertaining stories about our game, and its major protagonists: teams, players, coaches and the many personalities that make soccer unlike any sport," it said in a statement.
"I'm very fond of Grant and having that cover shoot — me being a teenager and him covering that, it was a pretty cool thing," James said."Even when I moved up in the ranks and became a professional and he kind of went to a different sport and things of that nature of the years, anytime his name would come up, I would always think back to me as a teenager and having Grant in our building down at St. V. So it's a tragic loss.
"It is with disbelief and immense sadness that I have been made aware of the passing of renowned sports journalist Grant Wahl," Infantino said in a statement obtained by the Daily Mail."Only some days ago, Grant was recognized by FIFA and AIPS for his contribution to reporting on eight consecutive FIFA World Cups, and his career also included attendance at several FIFA Women's World Cups, as well as a host of other international sporting events.
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