Grant Wahl, a prominent American sports journalist recognised for a long history covering US soccer and the World Cup, died after collapsing in his seat while covering the quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands on 9 December.
News of his death has sparked an outpouring of grief and shock throughout the sports world, noting his more than two decades as an ambitious force at famed sports magazine Sports Illustrated and his human rights advocacy that fuelled his work.
