The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world, with NBA star LeBron James and tennis great Billie Jean King leading the tributes to the American.
"We were proud to call him a colleague and friend for two decades -- no writer in the history of has been more passionate about the sport he loved and the stories he wanted to tell," said the statement.
Other current and former US soccer players, including Ali Krieger and Tony Meola, shared their condolences, as did sporting bodies such as Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League. Several journalists shared stories of reporting alongside Wahl, and having encountered him at multiple World Cups over the years.
"The entire US Soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl," US Soccer said in a statement on its official Twitter account. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the department was in "close communication" with Wahl's family. The World Cup organizers also said they were in touch with the US embassy "to ensure the process of repatriating the body is in accordance with the family's wishes."
"It had gotten pretty bad in terms of like the tightness in my chest, tightness, pressure. Feeling pretty hairy, bad," Wahl told co-host Chris Wittyngham in the episode. He added that he sought help at the medical clinic at the World Cup media center, believing he had bronchitis.Wahl also said he experienced an "involuntary capitulation by my body and mind" after the US-Netherlands game on December 3.
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