Nearly every morning throughout the World Cup in Qatar, the first voice Angie Long sought to hear from outside the home was that of Shawnee Mission East classmate and cherished friend Grant Wahl.
Whether through his writings or his podcasts, she was eager to know what the estimable Wahl had observed because of his keen insights about soccer, the integrity of his work and his ever-unique perspective.
She even listened Friday to his final “Fútbol with Grant Wahl” podcast episode and knew he’d been very sick with bronchitis — but with no way of knowing what the deeper implications might be.
