In addition to covering the World Cup in Qatar, Grant Wahl protested by supporting LGBTQIA+ rights
While covering the match between Argentina and Netherlands for the quarterfinals of world Cuplast Friday, the 9th, the American sports journalist Grant Wahl died in the Qatar🇧🇷 The cause is still unknown.
THE CNNa witness stated how Wahl “collapsed” during the game. The organizers say that the journalist “fell ill,” received medical treatment on the spot, but did not resist.
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“All the family US Soccer is heartbroken to hear that we lost Grant Wahl🇧🇷 grant made football his life’s work and we are devastated that he and his brilliant writing will no longer be with us.” United States Football Federation in an official statement.
On December 6, 2022, the journalist participated in the podcast Futbol with Grant Wahl and he said that he felt unwell, but it got better after taking cough syrup and anti-inflammatories: “I felt really bad in terms of chest tightness, tension, pressure. I’m feeling very worried, bad.”
This is not my first rodeo. I’ve participated in eight of these in the male category. And so, I’ve been sick to some degree in every tournament, and it’s just about trying to find a way to enjoy doing your job.
Furthermore, Grant Wahl drew attention to Qatar after supporting rights LGBTQIA+ with a rainbow T-shirt. It is worth remembering how the country has a law that prohibits marriage between people of the same gender – and represses public demonstrations. As a result, the journalist was detained, but released after 25 minutes, and received an apology from security and a representative of the fifa🇧🇷
Free to read: What happened when Qatar World Cup security detained me for 25 minutes for wearing a t-shirt supporting LGBTQ rights, forcibly took my phone and angrily demanded that I remove my t-shirt to enter the stadium. (I refused.) Story: https://t.co/JKpXXETDkHpic.twitter.com/HEjr0xzxU5
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