{"id":524710,"date":"2022-12-10T20:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/grant-wahls-brothers-instagram-private-after-killed-post\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T20:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T17:50:30","slug":"grant-wahls-brothers-instagram-private-after-killed-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grant-wahls-brothers-instagram-private-after-killed-post\/","title":{"rendered":"#Grant Wahl&#8217;s brother&#8217;s Instagram private after &#8216;killed&#8217; post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20a5209533b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a20a5209533b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/grant-wahls-brothers-instagram-private-after-killed-post\/#%E2%80%9CGrant_Wahls_brothers_Instagram_private_after_%E2%80%98killed_post%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Grant Wahl&#8217;s brother&#8217;s Instagram private after &#8216;killed&#8217; post&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGrant_Wahls_brothers_Instagram_private_after_%E2%80%98killed_post%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Grant Wahl&#8217;s brother&#8217;s Instagram private after &#8216;killed&#8217; post&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Grant Wahl\u2019s brother used Instagram to proclaim someone \u201ckilled\u201d the prominent soccer writer at the World Cup \u2014 but now the stunning <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post is no longer public. <\/p>\n<p>Wahl, 49, who had complained about a \u201cdeath rattle cough\u201d from bronchitis this week and said he was rundown, suddenly collapsed while covering Argentina\u2019s quarter-final win against the Netherlands Friday. <\/p>\n<p>In the moments before he collapsed, Wahl seemed in good spirits and was joking with colleagues from his seat at the Lusail Stadium, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/american-soccer-journalist-grant-wahl-dies-witness-world-cup-qatar\">an eyewitness account.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But Eric Wahl believes foul play from the Qatari government may have been involved in his brother\u2019s untimely death and said so in an Instagram post hours after his brother died.<\/p>\n<p>By Saturday morning, Eric Wahl\u2019s entire Instagram, including the video with the shocking proclamation, had been made private, meaning only followers of Eric Wahl\u2019s account could see it. <\/p>\n<p>Grant had been detained by Qatari authorities for wearing a rainbow t-shirt at the beginning of the World Cup and was not shy about denouncing the Middle Eastern country\u2019s policies against LGBTQ residents as well as migrant workers, prompting some to question his death. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"489\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-wahl.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of Eric Wahl.\" class=\"wp-image-24968437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-wahl.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 489w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/eric-wahl.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=245 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\"\/><figcaption>Eric Wahl, brother of Grant Wahl, believes that foul play from the Qatari government may have been involved in his brother\u2019s untimely death. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">eewahl\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his Instagram post, Eric said his brother had received death threats after wearing the rainbow shirt to a match. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy name is Eric Wahl. I live in Seattle, Washington. I am Grant Wahl\u2019s brother. I\u2019m gay,\u201d he said in a video posted to his Instagram account before the account was removed. \u201cI\u2019m the reason he wore the rainbow shirt to the World Cup. My brother was healthy. He told me he received death threats. I do not believe my brother just died. I believe he was killed. And I just beg for any help\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eric Wahl could not immediately be reached for comment by The Post. <\/p>\n<p>Wahl told a podcast on Thursday his body \u201cfinally collapsed on me.\u201d He had been twice to a medical clinic and was told that he was suffering from bronchitis, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11523825\/Grant-Wahl-complained-death-rattle-cough.html\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"896\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?w=896\" alt=\"A picture of Grant Wahl.\" class=\"wp-image-24968447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1792 1792w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1344 1344w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=896 896w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=448 448w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\"\/><figcaption>Grant had complained of feeling rundown and battling bronchitis while covering the month-long tournament.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">grant_wahl\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The same day, the veteran soccer reporter criticized a Qatari official for his response to the death of a Filipino migrant worker at a resort used by the Saudi Arabian soccer team for training purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just don\u2019t care,\u201d wrote Wahl in his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/grantwahl.substack.com\/p\/world-cup-daily-day-25\">December 8 substack column. <\/a>\u201cThe Supreme Committee in charge of Qatar\u2019s World Cup doesn\u2019t care that a Filipino migrant worker died at Saudi Arabia\u2019s training resort during the group stage. He suffered a fatal blow to the head during a fall in a forklift accident (information that was kept under wraps\u00a0until being broken by\u00a0<em>The Athletic<\/em>\u2019s Adam Crafton).\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Wahl was responding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference in which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/av\/football\/63745135\">Nasser Al-Khater, <\/a>the chief executive of the Qatar World Cup,  addressed the death of the worker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"438\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=438\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A picture of Grant Wahl.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=876 876w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=657 657w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=438 438w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=219 219w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Grant Wahl claimed that he was briefly detained when he tried to enter a World Cup stadium in Qatar while wearing a rainbow shirt in support of the LGBTQ community.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Grant Wahl via REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Grant Wahl held a World Cup replica trophy during an award ceremony in Doha, Qatar .\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/grant-wahl-02-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Grant Wahl held a World Cup replica trophy during an award ceremony in Doha, Qatar .                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in the middle of a World Cup, and we have a successful World Cup. And this is something that you want to talk about right now?\u201d Al-Khater said when asked about the worker\u2019s death. \u201cI mean, death is a natural part of life, whether it\u2019s at work, whether it\u2019s in your sleep. Of course, a worker died. Our condolences go to his family. However, it\u2019s strange that this is something that you wanted to focus on as your first question.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Qatar has been widely criticized over its treatment of migrant labor, used to build stadiums and other infrastructure. More than 6,500 migrant laborers have died in the country since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010, according to reports.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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