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Grant Wahl (born 1974 in Mission, Kansas) 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''. ==Career== In 1996, Wahl began his career working with the ''Miami Herald'' as an intern. From there, he joined ''Sports Illustrated'' 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 Cups, 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 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 wanted to run for FIFA-president, but pulled out before the official deadline for the election hit. During his first year at college, (Wahl covered his university soccer team where ex-USMNT coach was the manager at the time. Bradley 'hooked him up' with Boca Juniors, allowing him to spend half of his summer in Argentina. ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grant Wahl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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