Person

Grant Wahl

Production · 1974–2022 · Mission, Kansas, USA

Grant Wahl (December 8, 1974 – December 9, 2022) was an American sports journalist and soccer analyst for CBS Sports, who was best known for having been a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a correspondent for Fox Sports. He was also the author of the book The Beckham Experiment (2009). His Sports Illustrated career mainly focused on college basketball and soccer in the United States. Wahl ran for the FIFA presidency in 2011, but withdrew his campaign after failing to receive an endorsement from a football association. He left Sports Illustrated in 2020 and founded his own Substack newsletter. Wahl died on December 9, 2022 while covering the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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  Good Rivals

  Producer

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  The Billion Dollar Goal

  Self - Narrator

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  Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Redemption Song

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  Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

  Self (voice)

• 2023The Billion Dollar GoalSelf - Narrator
• 2022Good RivalsProducer
• 2016Spike Lee's Lil' Joints: Redemption Songself
• 2014Mysteries of the Jules Rimet TrophySelf (voice)