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Sportswriter Grant Wahl Dies Suddenly While Covering World Cup in Qatar<!-- wp:html --><p>via Twitter</p> <p>Sportswriter Grant Wahl has died suddenly while covering the World Cup in Qatar.</p> <p>The United States Soccer Federation confirmed his death in a <a href="https://twitter.com/ussoccer/status/1601401947692863489/photo/1">statement </a>late Friday, praising the 48-year-old veteran soccer journalist for his “insightful and entertaining stories” about the sport.</p> <p>His wife, Celine Gounder, tweeted that she was “in complete shock.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/sportswriter-grant-wahl-dies-suddenly-while-covering-world-cup-in-qatar?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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Sportswriter Grant Wahl has died suddenly while covering the World Cup in Qatar.

The United States Soccer Federation confirmed his death in a statement late Friday, praising the 48-year-old veteran soccer journalist for his “insightful and entertaining stories” about the sport.

His wife, Celine Gounder, tweeted that she was “in complete shock.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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