Make him stay and is his mind on the World Cup? No, of course not. Idiots.
TitanX11 on
My wife was in labour for 12 hours and I was there with her in the hospital for the whole 12 hours. The world could have burned outside and I wouldn’t give one flying fuck about it. Family comes first, especially children.
Famoustractordriver on
Good that he did. Nothing is more important in the entire world.
jrob321 on
Life is bigger than the game. He knows exactly where lies his loyalty. A man of character.
Arec_Barwin on
Happy first Fathers Day Jeremy.
dayarra on
lol criticized by whom? by a fr*nch tv guy. didn’t see any other criticism. everyone is okay with this, not that other peoples opinion matter in this case, but still…
PhilosopherNo8418 on
He’ll probably father 10 kids during his lifetime, but might only play in one world cup. Stay with the team bro.
random_BgM on
Someone forgot to check the calendar, not 1950 anymore.
cccdddee on
Clickbait article
guru4goodwood on
Absolutely ridiculous criticism trying to make him miss the birth of his child for a football match us Absolutely not on
jwbrkr74 on
People are such assholes. It’s his first kid. If he had decided not to attend the birth you would have had another section of society criticizing him for not being a decent man or father.
lew1sj on
Good for him.
Once football is long gone you’ll still have your Family.
Happy Father’s Day to him and all the other dads.
I_Like_Water11 on
Crazy that athletes still get criticism for this in 2026. The people complaining probably just have/are shitty parents.
ad240pCharlie on
Genuinely ridiculous. You don’t see other people getting criticized for leaving work to attend the birth of their child, but football players are apparently supposed to sacrifice their family for their job!
There are bigger things in life than football.
flemishbiker88 on
Criticized by brain dead dinosaurs…
True_Contribution_19 on
Obviously pretty ridiculous to miss a knockout game. Good news is that he’s so bad Belgium won’t be playing.
tylerthe-theatre on
A top player may get 3, maybe 4 world cups to play in if they’re lucky, you only get 1 birth of your child so go be there for them, then come back if you can.
Syc254 on
Who leaked this news from the camp? That’s the problem.
Snorlaxative79 on
Whoever is criticising this can fuck off.
djmonsta on
People think that footballers are machines with no emotion or feelings. Go experience your first child being born, there’s nothing like it and you’ll never experience it again.
raquille- on
Being at the birth of both my kids was an amazing experience. It is something you can’t miss if possible.
Adventurous_Week_698 on
Roy Keane has entered the chat
No_Peach_2676 on
Why would you hate on him for leaving for the birth of his child. That’s the stupidest reason I’ve heard for anyone to shit on a footballer. Some things are more important than football and the birth of ur first child is defo one
yourshelves on
Good on him. His priorities are absolutely correct here, and fuck whoever thought that this should be leaked.
adnanssz on
lol, national team are paying them significantly smaller than club and this journalist expect them prioritising country over family😂
maceion on
The birth of a child is VERY much more important than any game. The correct action of a responsible father!
BobbityBlobbity on
People criticizing him for this are not right in the head.
Intelligent_Read_697 on
A white woman criticizing a black man for attending his child’s birth…oh the irony
jme518 on
I don’t care what my job is, intl footballer or not. I’m not missing the birth of my child for anything. My employer can kick rocks, so can any pundit or fan that feels some type of way. Idc how many world cups i go to.
Family over everything
bigkahuna1uk on
Misleading click bait title. On the contrary, Doku has been commended for his intentions and it’s actually the sports reporter who admonishes him initially who is now being excoriated.
sonnydmc on
In Ronaldinho’s documentary he said the one thing he regrets was missing the birth of his son because of playing football. If someone who loves the game as much as him is saying that…
shortpersonohara on
Are we being serious lol of course he should miss camp for the birth of his child
Away_Flamingo_5611 on
The Fox commentator said that Doku was going to be out because of illness, the PR on this is hilariously confusing.
Imo he’s doing the right thing. Let him support his partner and child.
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Well… I immediately like this guy.
Make him stay and is his mind on the World Cup? No, of course not. Idiots.
My wife was in labour for 12 hours and I was there with her in the hospital for the whole 12 hours. The world could have burned outside and I wouldn’t give one flying fuck about it. Family comes first, especially children.
Good that he did. Nothing is more important in the entire world.
Life is bigger than the game. He knows exactly where lies his loyalty. A man of character.
Happy first Fathers Day Jeremy.
lol criticized by whom? by a fr*nch tv guy. didn’t see any other criticism. everyone is okay with this, not that other peoples opinion matter in this case, but still…
He’ll probably father 10 kids during his lifetime, but might only play in one world cup. Stay with the team bro.
Someone forgot to check the calendar, not 1950 anymore.
Clickbait article
Absolutely ridiculous criticism trying to make him miss the birth of his child for a football match us Absolutely not on
People are such assholes. It’s his first kid. If he had decided not to attend the birth you would have had another section of society criticizing him for not being a decent man or father.
Good for him.
Once football is long gone you’ll still have your Family.
Happy Father’s Day to him and all the other dads.
Crazy that athletes still get criticism for this in 2026. The people complaining probably just have/are shitty parents.
Genuinely ridiculous. You don’t see other people getting criticized for leaving work to attend the birth of their child, but football players are apparently supposed to sacrifice their family for their job!
There are bigger things in life than football.
Criticized by brain dead dinosaurs…
Obviously pretty ridiculous to miss a knockout game. Good news is that he’s so bad Belgium won’t be playing.
A top player may get 3, maybe 4 world cups to play in if they’re lucky, you only get 1 birth of your child so go be there for them, then come back if you can.
Who leaked this news from the camp? That’s the problem.
Whoever is criticising this can fuck off.
People think that footballers are machines with no emotion or feelings. Go experience your first child being born, there’s nothing like it and you’ll never experience it again.
Being at the birth of both my kids was an amazing experience. It is something you can’t miss if possible.
Roy Keane has entered the chat
Why would you hate on him for leaving for the birth of his child. That’s the stupidest reason I’ve heard for anyone to shit on a footballer. Some things are more important than football and the birth of ur first child is defo one
Good on him. His priorities are absolutely correct here, and fuck whoever thought that this should be leaked.
lol, national team are paying them significantly smaller than club and this journalist expect them prioritising country over family😂
The birth of a child is VERY much more important than any game. The correct action of a responsible father!
People criticizing him for this are not right in the head.
A white woman criticizing a black man for attending his child’s birth…oh the irony
I don’t care what my job is, intl footballer or not. I’m not missing the birth of my child for anything. My employer can kick rocks, so can any pundit or fan that feels some type of way. Idc how many world cups i go to.
Family over everything
Misleading click bait title. On the contrary, Doku has been commended for his intentions and it’s actually the sports reporter who admonishes him initially who is now being excoriated.
In Ronaldinho’s documentary he said the one thing he regrets was missing the birth of his son because of playing football. If someone who loves the game as much as him is saying that…
Are we being serious lol of course he should miss camp for the birth of his child
The Fox commentator said that Doku was going to be out because of illness, the PR on this is hilariously confusing.
Imo he’s doing the right thing. Let him support his partner and child.