World Cup 2022: American soccer reporter Grant Wahl dies in Qatar
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One of the most prominent soccer journalists In the U.S. has died at the World Cup.

He was 50~ and otherwise healthy*, it doesn't seem unlikely that there was foul play involved, but who knows

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It has emerged that Wahl featured on a podcast the day before his death and eluded to feeling sick. A colleague says Wahl confirmed to other members on the podcast he went to a medical facility to be checked for what he suspected was bronchitis.

Wahl earlier this week revealed he was strggling with a throat issue and a lack of sleep — and had been to a medical centre at the media centre in Qatar twice.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/world-cup/american-journalist-dead-in-qatar-days-after-being-detained/news-story/207bab9048b4d20749e703b3746ba19e

  • Monachian [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Really unsure if he was killed. I don’t know one way or the other. I just feel sick for his loved ones. Really appreciated his reporting, but that’s all so small now.

    • Monachian [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I mean, even if Qatar shot him with the heart attack gun, it’s not like anything would change. The US has pretty firmly established that the death of journalists is no obstacle to them, regardless of their views or reporting.