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Advance Praise for the New Grant Wahl Book
“To read this book is to connect with and better understand a titan of the American game.”
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Mark Mravic
Coming in June: The Best of Grant Wahl
Celebrate Grant’s life and legacy with WORLD CLASS: PURPOSE, PASSION, AND THE PURSUIT OF GREATNESS ON AND OFF THE FIELD, available for preorder now.
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Céline Gounder
A note from Grant's wife, Céline Gounder
First and foremost, on behalf of myself and our family, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the outpouring of support, love, and sympathy from…
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Céline Gounder
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Free to Read: My 3 Thoughts on Brazil-Croatia
This post is presented by TENLEGEND, The Gentlemen’s Football Brand
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Grant Wahl
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Premium Magazine Stories

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Premium: The Qatar Chronicles, Part II
What are the U.S. Soccer Federation and U.S. players doing to address the treatment of migrant workers, LGBTQ rights and women's rights in the World Cup…
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Grant Wahl
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Premium: Can the U.S. Get Its Mojo Back for the World Cup?
In two dreary games, the USMNT went from being expected to advance out of its World Cup group to a genuine doubt. What’s wrong? And how will the team’s…
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Grant Wahl
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Premium: Through the Trapdoor
The USMNT gets a pre-World Cup wake-up call in a 2-0 loss to Japan. And then it has to share a charter flight with a bunch of media scribes.
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Grant Wahl
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Premium: The Qatar Chronicles, Part I
World Cup host Qatar enacted new laws that it said would improve conditions for migrant workers. But are those laws being followed? We went to Qatar and…
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Interviews

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The Interview: Neel Shah
The former MLS director of fan development has lived since 2009 in India. His new book is Awakening the Blue Tigers: India's Quest for Football's Holy…
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Grant Wahl
The Interview: Jason and Yeganeh Rezaian
Ahead of USA-Iran at the World Cup, the renowned journalists speak on the context of the Iran protests, how they could affect the World Cup, the latest…
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Grant Wahl
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The Interview: Jeremy Schaap
In our written Q&A, the acclaimed ESPN investigative reporter discusses "Qatar's World Cup," debuting on ESPN this Sunday at 8:30 pm ET (and thereafter…
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Grant Wahl
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The Interview: Javier "Chicharito" Hernández
The Mexican superstar on Thursday's LAFC-LA Galaxy MLS elimination game, his relationship with Carlos Vela, his favorite teammates in his career…
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Grant Wahl
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Women's Soccer

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The Interview: Catarina Macario
The USWNT star and Champions League winner, who finished No. 9 in the Ballon d'Or voting, has been in Doha rehabbing an ACL injury for the last two…
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Grant Wahl
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The Interview: Crystal Dunn
The Portland midfielder details her journey from giving birth five months ago to scoring the NWSL's goal of the season on Sunday, answers which position…
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Grant Wahl
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My 3 Thoughts on the World Cup 2023 Draw
At the World Cup 2023 draw in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday, the U.S.
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Grant Wahl
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Free to Read: My 3 Thoughts on Spain-USWNT
The U.S.
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Friday Newsletters

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Friday Newsletter: The Best MLS Cup Final Matchup Ever?
Plus I answer all your Mailbag questions
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Grant Wahl
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Friday Newsletter: Reflecting on Twitter, Soccer and the World Cup
And tracking down my first tweet from 13 years ago. Plus your Mailbag questions answered.
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Grant Wahl
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Friday Newsletter: Which Players' Lives Are About to Change at the World Cup?
The sense of possibility before a World Cup is one of the best parts about it. Which players have the best chance to break out when the tournament…
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Grant Wahl
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Friday Newsletter: Why I Love the MLS and NWSL Playoffs
The U.S. Division I pro leagues still need to figure out ways to make their regular seasons matter more, but the playoffs are awesome.
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