Agent: While covering the World Cup, US writer Grant Wahl suddenly away after experiencing "acute anxiety."

 Grant Wahl, a well-known US football writer, passed away unexpectedly on Friday after falling while covering a World Cup game in Qatar, according to his agent.

US Soccer expressed its "heartbreak" at the hearing of Wahl's passing. In response to the US Soccer statement, his wife posted on Twitter that she was "completely shocked."

The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), which organized the World Cup in Qatar, praised Wahl's "enormous love of football" and sent condolences to his loved ones as well as to his friends, family, and colleagues in the media.

Earlier on Friday, Wahl, a former reporter for Sports Illustrated who now works for the internet publishing platform Substack, had been tweeting about the Netherlands-Argentina match.

Wahl "looked to experience some form of extreme anguish in the head," according to his agent Tim Scanlan, who spoke to Reuters.

Prior to being sent to a nearby hospital, where Wahl's death was officially pronounced, according to Scanlan, efforts were tried to revive him in the press box.

The SC spokeswoman stated, "We are in contact with the US Embassy and pertinent local authorities to ensure the procedure of repatriating the remains is in conformity with the family's wishes.

Requests for comment from Qatar's international media office were not immediately fulfilled.

Everyone is affected, and Scanlan described the situation as traumatizing.

He genuinely cared about the sport and was an advocate for both the men's and women's competitions. He was a very talented writer who had empathy.

Wahl's "passion for football," according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, was expressed in a statement accompanying his condolences.

When Wahl attempted to enter a World Cup stadium in late November while donning a rainbow-colored jersey in solidarity of the LGBTQ community, he was briefly detained at the security screening station.

Same-sex relationships are forbidden in Qatar.

He claimed that World Cup security instructed him to take off his shirt and refused him access to the United States opening match versus Wales at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan.

Wahl mentioned visiting a hospital while in Qatar in a letter he sent on Monday.

He said on Substack, "I went into the medical clinic at the major media centre today, and they stated I probably had bronchitis. I didn't have Covid (I test here frequently), but.

Ned Price, a spokesman for the US State Administration, said on Twitter that the department had been in constant contact with Wahl's family.

Price added, "We are working with senior Qatari officials to ensure that his family's wishes are carried out as quickly as possible.

The news was met with an immediate outpouring of sorrow from the US football community.

Don Garber, a commissioner of Major League Soccer, remarked "He was a kind and kind person whose love for football and dedication to journalism was unparalleled."

Megan Rapinoe, a two-time World Cup champion, wrote on Twitter, "This is so sad." "To his family and loved ones, all the love."