Grant Wahl was a highly respected and experienced journalist, and was covering his eighth World Cup
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“I’m very fond of Grant and having that cover shoot, me being a teenager and him covering that, it was a pretty cool thing. “He was always pretty cool to be around, he spent a lot of time in my hometown of Akron covering covering me over the course of time before that cover story came out.” He later added: “It’s unfortunate to lose someone as great as he was and I wish his family, like I said, the best. And may he rest in paradise.”to Wahl: “His love of football was immense and his reporting will be missed by all who follow the global game.
“On behalf of FIFA and the football community, we express our sincerest condolences to his wife Celine, his family, and his friends at this most difficult time.”
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