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Looks like no foul play here then, as I expected. Poor guy just suffered a major rupture.

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Grant Wahl died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm while working at the World Cup in Qatar, says his widow.

The journalist collapsed in a World Cup press box during the Argentina-Netherlands quarter-final on Friday.

The 48-year-old American had described feeling pressure in his chest in the days leading up to the game.

His wife Celine Gounder said an autopsy performed by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office concluded there was nothing untoward in his death.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63973929

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7 hours ago, Zatman said:

Its very sad what happened but also sad some including people on here were pushing an angle that he was murdered that helps nobody

I think there are some people who have built up an idea in their minds of Qatar that is way off reality. 

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4 hours ago, VillaJ100 said:

True by like a player or two. But then again we've had a decade of them giving them caps to any old shit from spurs like Winks and Rose etc 

I think Liverpool might be drawing with is now as well or close behind

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4 minutes ago, sne said:

Varane and Konate with cold symptoms now as well. The French squad has been comically plagued with injuries and sickness ahead and during this WC.

Serves them right for the Battle of Hastings.

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Nice!

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FIFA rebuffs Zelensky’s request to share message of peace at World Cup final

A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to share a message of world peace prior to kickoff at the World Cup final on Sunday has been rebuffed by FIFA, a source told CNN.

The source said Zelensky’s office is offering to appear in a video link to fans in the stadium in Qatar, ahead of the game and was surprised by the negative response. It’s unclear if Zelensky’s message would be live, or taped.

“We thought FIFA wanted to use its platform for the greater good,” the source said.

However, talks between Ukraine and the sport’s governing body are still underway, the source added. CNN has reached out to FIFA for comment, but it did not immediately respond.

The request, while unorthodox, is unsurprising. Kyiv has repeatedly tried to use major world events, regardless of their theme, to keep the global spotlight on the war in Ukraine.

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At a news conference Friday, Infantino said FIFA had stopped some “political statements” in Qatar because it has to “take care of everyone.”

“We are a global organization and we don’t discriminate against anyone,” Infantino said.

“We are defending values, we are defending human rights and rights of everyone at the World Cup. Those fans and the billions watching on TV, they have their own problems. They just want to watch 90 or 120 minutes without having to think about anything, but just enjoying a little moment of pleasure and joy. We have to give them a moment when they can forget about their problems and enjoy football.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/16/football/zelensky-fifa-intl/index.html

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