Fox Sports gave a touching tribute to esteemed soccer journalist and former Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl on Saturday morning ahead of the day’s two World Cup quarterfinal matches.
Wahl died Friday in Qatar while covering the 2022 World Cup. He was 48.
“Today, we’re going to try and celebrate the beautiful game with heavy, heavy hearts. Yesterday the American soccer community suffered an unspeakable loss. Renowned and massively influential journalist Grant Wahl passed away here in Qatar while covering this tournament,” Fox Sports host Rob Stone said. “Grant’s career included more than two decades at Sports Illustrated and seven years as a colleague here at Fox during which he helped raise the popularity of soccer in the United States to new heights.