US sports reporter dies while covering Qatar World Cup


WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 2022 (AFP) - A widely-known US sports reporter -- who made headlines when he was detained at the Qatar World Cup for wearing a rainbow shirt -- died Friday while covering the quarter finals in Doha, accordign to his wife and the US Soccer federation.

Grant Wahl (pic), 48, helped build soccer's popularity in the United States through decades of vivid reporting at Sports Illustrated, then with CBS Sports for whom he was covering Friday's Argentina-Netherlands match at Lusail Stadium.

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