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November 14 – Tottenham Hotspur are set to be with out Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Betancur for seven video games with the membership anticipating the midfielder to be slapped with a hefty ban for suggesting South Korean team-mate Heung-min Son and his cousins “all look the identical”.
Bentancur, who made the remark throughout an interview broadcast in his native Uruguay in June, shortly apologised for the comment, claiming it was a “very dangerous joke”. However he was later charged by the English FA and 5 months after the offence is about to be banned.
Bentancur is not going to be accessible for Spurs till Boxing Day on December 26 however stays accessible for Europa League matches.
Bentancur apologised to Son privately shortly after the interview was broadcast. The apology was accepted however the FA charged him with utilizing abusive language and appearing in a way which introduced the sport into disrepute, including that it was an aggravated breach because it allegedly concerned references to nationality, race or ethnic origin.
Tottenham’s subsequent six Premier League video games are towards Manchester Metropolis, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton and Liverpool, whereas additionally they have a Carabao Cup quarter-final towards Manchester United subsequent month.
A prolonged ban can be an enormous blow for supervisor Ange Postecoglou as Bentancur has performed in 10 of Tottenham’s 11 Premier League video games to date this season.
Sarcastically Bentancur’s relationship along with his membership captain has seemingly not been broken on account of the interview, with Son revealing in September that his teammate “virtually cried” when apologising to him. “I like Rodrigo,” Son was reported as saying.
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