Doku criticised over plan to return home for birth
Winger Jeremy Doku is criticised for saying he wants to leave Belgium's World Cup camp to be with his wife when she gives birth to their first child.
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"If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the birth of their first child."
— Jeremy Doku , Athlete
"The World Cup is an incredible joy... it might never happen again in your life."
— France Pierron , Influencer
"A baby is your entire life. A World Cup is over when it is over."
— Brahim Asloum , Athlete
"I was expressing a personal opinion, within the context of a contentious exchange."
— France Pierron , Influencer
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Winger Jeremy Doku is criticised for saying he wants to leave Belgium's World Cup camp to be with his wife when she gives birth to their first child.
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