The brother of influential US soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died whereas masking the World Cup in Qatar on Saturday, says he not suspects foul play in his sibling’s dying.
Grant Wahl, 49, had a “dying rattle cough” from a cussed case of bronchitis shortly earlier than he collapsed whereas masking Argentina’s quarter-final win towards the Netherlands, his brother Eric Wahl stated.
Eric beforehand speculated foul play might have been concerned for the reason that soccer author was an outspoken critic of the Qatari authorities and obtained dying threats after sporting a rainbow shirt to a match.
But Tuesday, the brother wrote on Twitter, “The household will launch a press release as to explanation for dying quickly. I not suspect foul play. It was not (pulmonary embolism).”
Eric backtracked on an earlier tweet from Monday during which he stated, “It appears attainable Grant skilled a pulmonary embolism & was in non-shockable state.”
Grant Wahl and US soccer participant Jozy Altidore. Photo by Mike Lawrie / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP.Source: AFP
He additionally claimed there was no moveable defibrillator within the stadium however then Monday issued a correction on Twitter, writing that “per a US gov official, FIFA is saying AEDs have been accessible on the stadium,” referring to the gadgets.
It’s unclear why a defibrillator was not used on Wahl.
Grant Wahl’s physique was dropped at New York City on Monday for an impartial post-mortem. His widow, Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious-disease doctor who works at Bellevue Hospital, introduced his physique to a metropolis medical expert Monday.
Gounder on Tuesday shared a photograph with Wahl to Twitter, writing, “I miss you, @GrantWahl.”
On Monday, Eric shared an replace on the scenario, writing: “We are touring with Grant’s physique to the medical examination & post-mortem.”
Journalist Grant Wahl works within the FIFA Media Center in Qatar. Photo by Doug Zimmerman/ISI Photos/Getty Images.Source: Getty Images
He added: “Thank you to American Airlines for his or her unimaginable assist. Thank you to the NY Port Authority & the US authorities. Humbled.”
Grant Wahl made headlines on the World Cup when he was initially not allowed to enter the stadium as a result of he was sporting a shirt with a soccer ball surrounded by a rainbow in help of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood earlier than a US and Wales sport.
— This story initially appeared on nypost.com and has been republished with permission
