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Grant Wahl, renowned soccer journalist, dies at age 49 at Qatar World Cup
Renowned soccer journalist Grant Wahl has died, the U.S. Soccer Federation noted Friday. Wahl, 49, was in Qatar covering the World Cup when he handed away. Wahl’s agent, Tim Scanlan, said that the journalist “appeared to have endured some sort of acute distress in the push home” of the stadium for the duration of the quarterfinal match concerning Argentina and the Netherlands, when the two teams commenced actively playing in extra time. Paramedics ended up identified as to the scene, Scanlan stated, but have been not able to revive him. Qatari officials claimed in a statement that Wahl “been given rapid health care treatment method on site, which continued as…