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| Born | December 2, 1973[1][2] Mission, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 2022 (aged 49) Lusail, Qatar |
| Occupation | Sports journalist |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Years active | 1996–2022 |
| Notable works | The Beckham Experiment |
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Grant Wahl (December 2, 1973 – December 10, 2022) was an American sports journalist and soccer analyst for CBS Sports, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a correspondent for Fox Sports, based in New York City. He was also the author of the book The Beckham Experiment (2009).
His Sports Illustrated career mainly focused on college basketball and soccer in the United States. Wahl ran for the FIFA presidency in 2011, but withdrew his campaign after failing to receive an endorsement from a football association. He left Sports Illustrated in 2020 and founded his own podcast and Substack newsletter.
Wahl died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm on December 10, 2022, while in Lusail, Qatar as he was covering the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[3]
- ^ Wahl, Grant (December 2, 2022). "USMNT World Cup Daily, Day 18". Fútbol with Grant Wahl. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
And it's my birthday today. Never thought I'd spend a birthday at the World Cup, but here we are. Have a good evening!
- ^ Wahl, Grant [@GrantWahl] (December 3, 2017). "Obama. Reggie Jackson. Now I'm 44 too. Good company" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Grant Wahl, renowned soccer journalist, dies at age 49 at Qatar World Cup". CBS News. December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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