{"id":153437,"date":"2022-12-10T03:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T03:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/world-cup-reporter-grant-wahl-dead-at-48-days-after-detainment-for-lgbtq-shirt\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T03:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T03:08:06","slug":"world-cup-reporter-grant-wahl-dead-at-48-days-after-detainment-for-lgbtq-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/world-cup-reporter-grant-wahl-dead-at-48-days-after-detainment-for-lgbtq-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Reporter Grant Wahl Dead At 48 Days After Detainment For LGBTQ+ Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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6:59 PM PT<\/strong> — Grant Wahl<\/strong>‘s wife, celine<\/strong>just released a statement on his passing … saying, “I am so thankful for the support of my husband @GrantWahl’s soccer family & of so many friends who’ve reached out tonight.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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CBS Sports journalist Grant Wahl — one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country — died while covering the World Cup, his brother announced Friday. He was 48 years old.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Grant was in Qatar when he passed … and Eric Wahl<\/strong> believes foul play was involved, as he claims the reporter was receiving death threats over wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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