Grant Wahl Biography
Grant Wahl is an American journalist who is specialized in sports and soccer analysis for CBS sports. He is the author of the book The Beckham Experiment, authored in 2009. He has been a senior writer for sports illustrated as well correspondent for Fox sports.
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Wahl got caught up in a crackdown on things with a rainbow in Qatar while accompanying the US to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
He initially stated that he was denied entry into the stadium due to his support for the LGBTQ community since he was wearing a rainbow shirt. However, the security officers also forcibly took his phone and hold it for 25 minutes before returning it back to him.
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Wahl started practicing his career while he was at Princeton university where he used to cover the Princeton Tigers men’s soccer team. After school, he worked with Miami Herald as an intern. Later, in November 1996 he joined sports illustrated where he covered college soccer and basketball. You can also find Wahl on his Instagram acount.
Career
After working for sports illustrated Wahl reported on 12 NCAA basketball tournaments, Olympic games as well as eight world cups. He gained fame after covering a story Daddy” back 9in 1998. The story covered the growing number of illegitimate children who were being born to professional footballers.
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Wahl was given the opportunity to become Sports Illustrated’s senior writer in October 2000. Where he worked for both SI.com and the magazine, Wahl primarily covers soccer. He wrote his first The Beckham Experiment in 2009. The book was The New York Best Seller at the time. The main information in this book was the move of Beckham to LA Galaxy as well as his impact on major League soccer.
Wahl Experiences
Wahl was robbed of his phone and wallet in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in October 2009 while covering the fourth round of FIFA World Cup qualification. Earlier that day, he had spoken with Roberto Micheletti, the interim president of Honduras, who later apologized to Wahl for the incident.
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Grant Wahl Death
Grant Wahl is a well-known American sports journalist, best known for his coverage of soccer. He was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, where he covered Major League Soccer (MLS), the United States men’s and women’s national teams, and international soccer. He collapsed while covering the soccer world cup in Qatar.
Grant Wahl on becoming Fifa President
Wahl, according to BBC sorts had an interest in running for the FIFA presidency.
In an effort to unseat FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Wahl declared in February 2011 that he might run for the position. But because he was unable to secure the support of a football association, he withdrew before the set deadline. FIFA changed its presidential nomination procedure so that at least five associations must support a candidate as a result of Wahl’s campaign. The changes made to the nomination requirements made him change his mind.
Grant Wahl Age
Wahl was born in Mission, Kansas. However, there are no details of his date of birth or age at the moment. We will definitely update this section when we get the right information.
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Wahl joined FOX Sports in October 2012 after taking part in the network’s coverage of the UEFA Euro 2012 competition earlier in the year. He launched “planet Futbol” in 2013 through SI. Unfortunately, Wahl was fired on April 10, 2020. Wahl was fired due to criticizing James Heckman, CEO of the magazine’s publisher Maven.
Education
Grant Wahl attended Shawnee Mission East High School. While in school he was an Eagle scout. Later, he joined Princeton University where he graduated in 1996 with a bachelor of arts degree in politics.
Wife|Family
Wah is married to his lovely wife Celine Gounder. Her wife is an American medical doctor as well as a medical journalist who is specialized in infectious diseases and global health.
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Wahl is currently in Qatar for world cup commentary. Wahl got caught up in a crackdown on things with a rainbow in Qatar while accompanying the US to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On October 5, 2021, Wahl joined CBS Sports as an analyst for the network’s coverage of CONCACAF soccer matches and as an editorial adviser for documentaries about the sport that would air on Paramount+.