American soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died while covering the World Cup in Qatar. His brother, Eric Wahl, claims the journalist may have been killed.
Wahl, whose death was confirmed by U.S. Soccer's social media pages Friday, had tweeted updates on the soccer tournament as recent as 1:05 p.m. PT. Wahl's brother Eric took to social media to suspect foul play:"I do not believe my brother just died," Eric Wahl said in a social media video. "I believe he was killed."
Prior to Grant Wahl's death, the reporter had posted on his website that he was being detained in Qatar back in late November for wearing a rainbow t-shirt. Eric Wahl said in the aforementioned social media video that he was the reason his brother wore the rainbow t-shirt.Before launching his own website, Wahl had previously worked for FOX Sports, CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated.
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