Grant Wahl

U.S. soccer writer for CBS sports, substack writer

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Senior writer for Sports Illustrated and author of The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America

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An American journalist says he was detained by security at a FIFA World Cup match in Qatar. He was wearing a shirt with a soccer ball surrounded by a rainbow.

Qatari government is controlling World Cup, not FIFA, says US journalist

An American journalist says he was detained by security at a FIFA World Cup match in Qatar. He was wearing a shirt with a soccer ball surrounded by a rainbow.

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