What France Pierron said about Jeremy Doku as she is suspended from World Cup coverage

What France Pierron said about Jeremy Doku as she is suspended from World Cup coverage recounts how criticism about Doku’s plan to attend the birth of his first child led to airtime loss during World Cup programming. French presenter France Pierron was suspended from La Chaîne L’Équipe and was not set to present L’Équipe de choc on Monday, according to Actu Foot. During the on-air debate, Pierron framed World Cup participation as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and questioned whether a father’s role justified leaving for childbirth, drawing heavy backlash. Pierron later apologized, saying she did not intend to minimize fathers. Jeremy Doku’s stance remains firm: his wife Shireen is due in the second week of July, potentially overlapping with Belgium’s knockout-round timing if the team advances. On the pitch, Doku played 86 minutes in Belgium’s 1-1 draw with Egypt and later missed the Iran match due to a respiratory illness.