Grant Wahl

GRANT WAHL was one of the world’s leading soccer journalists. He joined Sports Illustrated in November 1996 as a reporter and was promoted to senior writer in October 2000. He was also a contributor to Fox Sports television, where he did insider segments, essays, and longform video stories. Wahl’s last book, The Beckham Experiment, was the first soccer book to make the New York Times Best-Seller List.

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