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TV host apologises after telling World Cup star to miss birth of his child
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Awful Announcing
· Jun 23, 2026
French presenter apologizes for saying Belgian player shouldn’t miss World Cup match for baby’s birth
A French television presenter is apologizing after criticizing Belgian star Jeremy Doku’s decision to leave the World Cup to be with his newborn child. Jeremy Doku, a Belgian forward, told reporters that he would leave the World Cup in order to attend the birth of his first child. France Pierron of France’s L’Equipe responded to
Nepal News
· Jul 6, 2026
नेयमारद्वारा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय फुटबलबाट बिदाइको संकेत
संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका। विश्वकपको अन्तिम १६ मा नर्वेसँग २–१ ले पराजित हुँदै ब्राजिल प्रतियोगिताबाट बाहिरिएपछि स्टार फरवार्ड नेयमारले आफ्नो अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय फुटबल यात्रा समाप्त भएको संकेत गरेका छन्। खेलपछि भावुक देखिनुभएका उनले अब ब्राजिलको राष्ट्रिय टोलीबाट आफ्नो यात्रा टुंगिएको संकेत दिएका हुन्। मेटलाइफ स्टेडियममा दोस्रो हाफमा वैकल्पिक खेलाडीका रूपमा मैदान प्रवेश गरेका ३४ वर्षीय नेयमारले इन्जुरी []
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 8, 2026
Ouahbi buktikan pengkritik silap di Piala Dunia
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Borneo Bulletin
· Jul 12, 2026
Erling Haaland is Norway’s World Cup machine — and the internet’s babygirl
Erling Haaland is Norway’s World Cup machine — and the internet’s babygirl
Investing.com
· Jul 1, 2026
Soccer-’It’s crazy’: Broadcasters toil, and revel, in supersized World Cup
Soccer-’It’s crazy’: Broadcasters toil, and revel, in supersized World Cup
Associated Press
· Jun 23, 2026
Teammate backs Doku as he welcomes first child
The Belgian soccer federation congratulated Jérémy Doku on the birth of his son, Praise, on Monday, one day after a French media organization's apology following a commentator criticizing the player's choice to leave the World Cup to welcome his first child. #JérémyDoku #WorldCup #FIFAWorldCup #2026WorldCup #Belgium
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