The English Football Association announced that it had imposed a heavy penalty on Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur due to racism towards his teammate Heung-min Son.
The English Football Association usually does not tolerate such cases as part of its campaign against racism, although many believe that Bentancur’s penalty is greatly exaggerated.
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Bentancur and racist talk about Heung-min Son
The incident dates back to last June, when he was asked about getting his South Korean teammate Son’s shirt.
At that time, the Uruguayan player responded by saying, “Getting Son’s shirt? I can get any of his relatives’ shirts, they are all the same there in their country.”
Bentancur then came out and apologized to Son, and the South Korean actually accepted his apology, but the matter did not go unnoticed by the English Football Association.
The English Football Association punishes Bentancur
According to the official statement, Bentancur has been suspended for 7 matches with immediate effect in all English competitions due to what he said about Son.
🚨⛔️ Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a 7 game ban for using a racial slur about Son!
Plus a £100,000 fine for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a media interview.
He can still play in the Europa League for Tottenham — NO domestic games allowed. pic.twitter.com/yWV65x8goS
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 18, 2024
The matter did not stop there, but he was also fined a large sum of 100 thousand pounds.
Matches that Bentancur will miss
Bentancur is one of Tottenham’s most important players, and there is no better evidence of this than his participation in 15 matches with the Spurs this season in all competitions.
With his punishment confirmed, the former Juventus player will miss very important matches locally, starting with Manchester City next week in the Premier League.
The 27-year-old will also miss the matches against Fulham and Bournemouth, the derby against Chelsea, and the match against Southampton.
In addition to the upcoming summit against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, then the Liverpool match in the Premier League, so that he will return on December 26 against Nottingham Forest.
But during the domestic suspension, the player can participate normally in Tottenham’s matches in the Europa League.
