The physique of well-known US soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died instantly on Friday after collapsing whereas masking a match on the World Cup in Qatar, has arrived in america, the State Division stated on Monday.
‘American journalist Grant Wahl has been returned to his household within the US. We’re honored to have shepherded him house, & grateful to the federal government of Qatar for his or her cooperation & transparency with our consular course of,’ US ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis, stated in a tweet.
Wahl, a former Sports activities Illustrated sportswriter who moved to the Substack on-line publishing platform, had been tweeting in regards to the Holland-Argentina match on Friday.
The physique of well-known US soccer journalist Grant Wahl has arrived in america
His agent advised Reuters that Wahl had ‘appeared to endure some type of acute misery through the begin of additional time’ on the quarter-final match.
The agent stated makes an attempt had been made to revive Wahl within the press field earlier than he was taken to an area hospital, the place he was confirmed useless on Friday.
US State Division spokesperson Ned Value advised reporters on Monday that an post-mortem can be carried out on Wahl’s stays, which had been with a health worker, however there was no indication of foul play in his dying.
‘I ship my deepest condolences to his household, and thank our Embassy group and Qatari companions who labored collectively so successfully to satisfy their needs,’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken added on Twitter on Monday.
Wahl wrote early final week that he had visited a hospital whereas in Qatar and that well being officers advised him he possible had bronchitis.
Wahl stated in late November that he was briefly stopped at a World Cup stadium safety screening level when he tried to enter whereas sporting a rainbow shirt in help of the LGBTQ group. In Qatar, same-sex relations are unlawful.
He stated World Cup safety denied him entry to america opener in opposition to Wales and requested him to take away his shirt.
