Grant Wahl died last Friday, December 9, at the age of 48. The American journalist was present at the match between the Netherlands and Argentina, where he collapsed during extra time. – Thank you to Grant for his incredible dedication and influence in the development of our game in the United States. His pen and his stories will live forever, one of the statements after the journalist’s death was written.
Grant Wahl’s family will issue a post-mortem statement in the coming hours
On Monday, Grant Wahl’s body was transported from Qatar to the United States. An autopsy was carried out in New York and the journalist’s family should issue a statement in the coming hours.
“At the moment, there are no indications that anything alarming has happened,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said about the circumstances of Wahl’s death. He added that the Americans received support from Qatari officials when the information about Wahl’s death was confirmed.
– I think it was a serious heart attack. I’m not 100% sure, but that’s what it looked like up close. – I knew Grant. Football was his whole life. He worked in television, had his own website, wrote for many great newspapers and magazines – recalled Baxter.
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Wahl’s brother no longer believes in murder
– I’m gay, that’s why my brother wanted to enter the stadium wearing a rainbow shirt. My brother was healthy. He told me that after this incident he received threats. I don’t think he died, I think they killed him,” Eric Wahl said after his brother’s death. Now, however, he retracts these words in an interview with Fox News.
– When I heard that he died, my first thought was that he was murdered. But I didn’t know that for sure. The family will issue a statement shortly after the autopsy. I don’t suspect foul play today,” Eric Wahl was quoted as saying by Fox News.
Wahl’s death was a shock to everyone, and questions soon followed – why was there no defibrillator in the stadium? – Why wasn’t there a defibrillator in this state-of-the-art, multi-billion dollar World Cup final stadium with a VIP room so lavish that it includes a bedroom? –
Source: Sport
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