Jesse Marsch has paid tribute to the “incredible” United States journalist Grant Wahl with a poignant message on social media. News broke this morning that the prominent journalist had passed away while covering the World Cup in Qatar.
Wahl was a correspondent for Fox Sports and CBS Sports, helping the sport grow across the pond. The reporter briefly flirted with the FIFA presidency in 2011 after the corruption scandal but withdrew his bid after failing to receive backing from a football association.
Recently, Wahl gained media attention when he was detained by Qatari authorities for entering a stadium while wearing a shirt in support of LGBT rights. At 48, he is understood to have collapsed as extra time started during Argentina vs the Netherlands.
