Rodrigo Bentancur already knows the sanction that the FA has imposed on him after a racist comment towards his teammate Heung Min Son. The Uruguayan midfielder will miss the next seven matches with Tottenham, and will have to pay a fine of 100,000 pounds.
Although Bentancur personally apologized to Son, the FA decided to act and severely sanction the Uruguayan footballer. “I have spoken with Son, and given our friendship, he understands that it was a joke in bad taste. Everything has been clarified. If anyone felt offended, I sincerely apologize, but I never intended to hurt or disrespect,” he commented. the charrúa regarding his comment. Furthermore, the Korean confirmed that his partner had apologized to him: “We are brothers, nothing has changed. Lolo made a mistake, he knows it and he deeply regrets it.”
The Uruguayan player referred to his Korean teammate Heung Min Son with a comment that the FA considered racist and fined him
FA statement
“An independent Regulatory Commission has imposed a seven-match suspension and a £100,000 fine on Rodrigo Bentancur for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a media interview.
The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was alleged to have breached FA Rule E3.1 as he acted inappropriately and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the game into disrepute. Furthermore, it was alleged that this constitutes an ‘aggravated offence’, as defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included a reference – express or implied – to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin. .
Rodrigo Bentancur denied this accusation, but the independent Regulatory Commission considered it proven and imposed its sanctions after a hearing. The reasons for these decisions are set out in writing below.
What games will Rodrigo Bentancur miss?
The Uruguayan midfielder will miss seven games with Tottenham. Six of them will be in the Premier League against Manchester City this weekend, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool. In these matches, the Londoners have a complicated schedule against three rivals from the ‘Big Six’. The remaining match will be the EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester United on Thursday, December 19.
However, Bentancur will be able to play with his club in the Europa League matches against Roma and at home on Thursday, November 28 and against Rangers on Thursday, December 12 at home. The Uruguayan will return to domestic competition on Boxing Day, when they face Nottingham Forest.
