RIP Grant Wahl

America's leading soccer writer collapsed and died today during the Argentina-Netherlands match in Qatar.

I just learned about half an hour ago ago that

Grant Wahl

, whom I consider to be the best American soccer journalist of the past couple decades, passed away while covering this afternoon’s World Cup quarterfinal in Qatar. He had just turned 49 last week. I’m absolutely stunned or, as the Brits would say—a lot of English soccer lingo has understandably crossed the…