According to initial reports, he died due to health problems (bronchitis) and a lot of work during WC 2022 along with stress after being at the center of a scandal after trying to enter a stadium wearing a T-shirt in support of the LGBT population, which is oppressed in this country . Colleagues around him say that he just slumped in his seat during the match, after which he immediately received medical help and was then taken to the hospital, but it was all too late.