39 min
Ep 64 | Remembering Grant Wahl & Being Detained at World Cup Qatar 2022 w/ FFT Brian Davis The Footy Travelers
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World Cup 2022 was a bizarre story that began in 2010, over a decade before the tournament even kicked off. It was (still is we suppose) a story centered on corruption, human rights, and a gaudy display of power and wealth. It was also a bizarre experience on the ground, for fans, journalists, and even the teams playing (probably). It was made even more bizarre for American fans, and in particular fans, friends, and family of journalist Grant Wahl after Grant collapsed in the press box of the Argentina/Netherlands quarterfinal, and was later pronounced dead at Hamad General Hospital. Anyone who knew Grant, or at least his journalism, knows that he was a special human. He was an advocate, and before his death was famously detained outside Al Bayt Stadium early on at World Cup 2022 for wearing a rainbow on his t-shirt. But Grant wasn't the only person who experienced this. In today's episode, we hear from Brian Davis, a fellow footy traveler who had met Grant through US Soccer circles, and who had a similar experience in Qatar.
Part 1:
0:49 | Death & taxes
2:27 | Recalling the 'scandals' of World Cup Qatar 2022
3:44 | Grant Wahl's final reports
8:53 | How to get your wife to an away WCQ
15:01 | Meeting Fernando Fiore and Rob Stone
17:15 | Meeting Grant Wahl
Part 2:
21:19 | Sharing Grant's experience with rainbows in Qatar
24:10 | Things get physical
30:10 | The State Department is calling
Foot(y)notes:
Grant Wahl's "Qatar Chronicles" leading up to World Cup 2022: Part 1 and Part 2
Grant's original Tweet about getting held up outside Ahmed bin Ali Stadium ahead of USA v Wales
Grant's brother Eric's video reaction to news of Grant's death
Rob Stone's touching tribute to Grant on Fox's WC22 broadcast
Dr. Céline Gounder's (Grant's wife) explanation of Grant's cause of death
Coming in June: The best of Grant Wahl
World Cup 2022 was a bizarre story that began in 2010, over a decade before the tournament even kicked off. It was (still is we suppose) a story centered on corruption, human rights, and a gaudy display of power and wealth. It was also a bizarre experience on the ground, for fans, journalists, and even the teams playing (probably). It was made even more bizarre for American fans, and in particular fans, friends, and family of journalist Grant Wahl after Grant collapsed in the press box of the Argentina/Netherlands quarterfinal, and was later pronounced dead at Hamad General Hospital. Anyone who knew Grant, or at least his journalism, knows that he was a special human. He was an advocate, and before his death was famously detained outside Al Bayt Stadium early on at World Cup 2022 for wearing a rainbow on his t-shirt. But Grant wasn't the only person who experienced this. In today's episode, we hear from Brian Davis, a fellow footy traveler who had met Grant through US Soccer circles, and who had a similar experience in Qatar.
Part 1:
0:49 | Death & taxes
2:27 | Recalling the 'scandals' of World Cup Qatar 2022
3:44 | Grant Wahl's final reports
8:53 | How to get your wife to an away WCQ
15:01 | Meeting Fernando Fiore and Rob Stone
17:15 | Meeting Grant Wahl
Part 2:
21:19 | Sharing Grant's experience with rainbows in Qatar
24:10 | Things get physical
30:10 | The State Department is calling
Foot(y)notes:
Grant Wahl's "Qatar Chronicles" leading up to World Cup 2022: Part 1 and Part 2
Grant's original Tweet about getting held up outside Ahmed bin Ali Stadium ahead of USA v Wales
Grant's brother Eric's video reaction to news of Grant's death
Rob Stone's touching tribute to Grant on Fox's WC22 broadcast
Dr. Céline Gounder's (Grant's wife) explanation of Grant's cause of death
Coming in June: The best of Grant Wahl
39 min