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When Grant passed away, Substack created an account for me to manage Fútbol with Grant Wahl.
Feb 10 • Céline Gounder
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World Cup Daily, Day 25
Dec 8, 2022 • Grant Wahl
A note from Grant's wife, Céline Gounder
Dec 14, 2022 • Céline Gounder
An Unexpected Detention by World Cup Security
Nov 21, 2022 • Grant Wahl
World Cup Daily, Day 22
Dec 6, 2022 • Grant Wahl

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Where to Find Me
When Grant passed away, Substack created an account for me to manage Fútbol with Grant Wahl.
Feb 6 • Céline Gounder
A Grant Wahl Bootleg Classic
SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: What happens when a young American embeds with the Boca Juniors ultras? The editors of the new Grant Wahl collection unearthed…
May 31, 2024 • Alexander Wolff
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.”
May 10, 2024 • 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.
Apr 15, 2024 • Céline Gounder

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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…
Nov 3, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Sep 28, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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.
Sep 24, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Sep 15, 2022 • Grant Wahl

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…
Nov 16, 2022 • 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…
Nov 14, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Nov 4, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Oct 19, 2022 • Grant Wahl

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…
Dec 7, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Oct 26, 2022 • Grant Wahl
My 3 Thoughts on the World Cup 2023 Draw
At the World Cup 2023 draw in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday, the U.S.
Oct 22, 2022 • Grant Wahl
Free to Read: My 3 Thoughts on Spain-USWNT
The U.S.
Oct 11, 2022 • Grant Wahl

Friday Newsletters

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Friday Newsletter: The Best MLS Cup Final Matchup Ever?
Plus I answer all your Mailbag questions
Nov 4, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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.
Oct 28, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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…
Oct 22, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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.
Oct 14, 2022 • Grant Wahl
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