Ban and Fine for Bentancur
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/TT

Ban and Fine for Bentancur

Advertisement

Tottenham's midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur receives a seven-match ban and a fine for a racist remark towards his teammate Son Heung-Min.

The English Football Association FA announces this.

The fine is set to 100,000 pounds, equivalent to almost 1.45 million kronor.

FA launched the investigation already in mid-September. The controversial words came when a TV presenter in Uruguayan TV asked Bentancur if he could get a Tottenham jersey.

"Sonnys"? It could also have been his cousin's, because everyone looks exactly alike, said Bentancur and pointed at his South Korean teammate.

Bentancur later apologized to Son Heung-Min on Instagram.

FA views the rule violation as serious since his remarks were linked to nationality, race, and ethnic origin.

In this story
AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
Was this useful?

What do you think?

Keep readingmore from Sports

All