Grant Wahl
Encyclopedia
Grant Wahl is an American sports journalist who is best known for being a writer for Sports Illustrated
. He is also the author of the controversial book, The Beckham Experiment
.
in November 1996. By October 2000, he was promoted to the position of senior writer. Wahl mostly covers soccer for both the magazine and SI.com.
In his career, he has reported on 12 NCAA basketball tournaments, five World Cup
s, and three Olympic games
.
He first gained critical acclaim for his 1998 cover story Where's Daddy?, which documented the growing number of illegitimate children born to professional athletes. Since then, he has written numerous cover stories and profiles on athletes. In addition, Wahl has received four Magazine Story of the Year awards given by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Wahl’s wrote his first book in 2009 called The Beckham Experiment. The book was a New York Times Best Seller.
In 2011, Wahl announced that he wants to run for FIFA
-president. A new president will be elected on June 1, 2011. Wahl is particularly concerned about signs of corruption and fraud within the world football association.
. He attended Princeton University
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics in 1996.
Wahl is married to wife, Celine.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. He is also the author of the controversial book, The Beckham Experiment
The Beckham Experiment
The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America is a non-fiction work by Sports Illustrated writer Grant Wahl...
.
Career
In 1996, Wahl began his career working with the Miami Herald as an intern. From there, he joined Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
in November 1996. By October 2000, he was promoted to the position of senior writer. Wahl mostly covers soccer for both the magazine and SI.com.
In his career, he has reported on 12 NCAA basketball tournaments, five World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
s, and three Olympic games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
He first gained critical acclaim for his 1998 cover story Where's Daddy?, which documented the growing number of illegitimate children born to professional athletes. Since then, he has written numerous cover stories and profiles on athletes. In addition, Wahl has received four Magazine Story of the Year awards given by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
Wahl’s wrote his first book in 2009 called The Beckham Experiment. The book was a New York Times Best Seller.
In 2011, Wahl announced that he wants to run for FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
-president. A new president will be elected on June 1, 2011. Wahl is particularly concerned about signs of corruption and fraud within the world football association.
Personal life
Wahl was born in 1974 in Mission, KansasMission, Kansas
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :...
. He attended Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Politics in 1996.
Wahl is married to wife, Celine.