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French journalist faces backlash for criticizing Belgian footballer Jérémy Doku's wish to attend child's birth over World Cup

France Pierron suspended by L'Equipe over controversial comments on Jeremy Doku's World Cup departure for child's birth

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Jack Kenmare

6h ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

TV presenter France Pierron has been suspended by French publication L'Equipe after making controversial comments about Belgian footballer Jeremy Doku, who plans to leave the World Cup squad to attend the birth of his first child. Pierron's remarks were widely criticized as "disgraceful," sparking significant backlash against both her and the publication.

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Twitter / XFrance Pierron suspended by L'Equipe over controversial comments on Jeremy Doku's World Cup departure for child's birthsportbible.com

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If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the birth of their
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France Pierron has been widely criticised for her take on the situation.

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