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WHITFIELD: “And we begin this hour with a shocking development at the Qatar World Cup. Renowned sports writer Grant Wahl has died. The circumstances of his death still unclear, but we do know that he was covering the tournament as he had 11 times before when he collapsed in the press area of the Argentina-Netherlands match. Wahl was given immediate treatment on site. Then transferred to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Wahl championed soccer as a sport in the U.S. for decades through his writing, but was also a fierce critic of Qatar’s hosting of the World Cup and its government’s human rights record. Wahl’s passing provoking a strong reaction from the sports world. The U.S. State Department says it’s in close communication with Wahl’s family.”