Grant Wahl, prominent soccer writer, dies after collapsing in World Cup press box
LA TimesSoccer journalist Grant Wahl works in the FIFA media center before a match on Nov. 21. Award-winning sportswriter Grant Wahl, best known for his work with Sports Illustrated and Fox Soccer, died after collapsing in the media tribune at Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands World Cup game, U.S. Soccer announced. In a statement, U.S. Soccer called Wahl’s work “insightful and entertaining” and praised his devotion to the sport. Wahl’s journalism career began with an internship at the Miami Herald in 1994; two years later he joined Sports Illustrated, for whom he covered seven World Cups and 12 NCAA basketball tournaments. Before he began covering soccer exclusively, Wahl wrote a Sports Illustrated cover story about LeBron James in 2002, when James was a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron, Ohio.
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