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Tottenham to enchantment Rodrigo Bentancur ban. (Picture by Mike Hewitt/Getty Photos)
Tottenham have determined to enchantment towards the size of Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-match suspension handed out by the Soccer Affiliation this week for a racist comment made about team-mate Heung-Min Son.
The midfielder made feedback about Asian individuals in an interview aired on Uruguayan TV in June, wherein he acknowledged through Sky Sports activities: “It may very well be Sonny’s cousin too as all of them look the identical.”
This resulted in Bentancur receiving a seven-match suspension from the FA, which prevents the Uruguayan from taking part in in home competitions. The 27-year-old was additionally fined £100,000 as a part of the punishment.
In keeping with Sky Sports activities, Tottenham are usually not pleased with this end result and have appealed the size of the participant’s suspension.
The North London membership stated in an announcement that they “settle for the responsible discovering” towards Bentancur, however “consider the following sanction is extreme”.
The enchantment course of could take a while and whereas it’s ongoing, the Tottenham star’s home suspension will stay in place – the Uruguay worldwide will nonetheless be capable to compete within the Europa League.
Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match suspension. (Picture by Warren Little/Getty Photos)
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Bentancur has been a key participant for Tottenham this season having featured in 15 out of their 17 matches all through the opening part of the 2024/25 marketing campaign and it’s not a shock that Spurs have appealed his ban.
There must be a zero-tolerance method taken to any racist language within the sport and the FA ought to stand agency on their choice handy the midfielder a seven-match ban.
The Uruguayan star has already apologised to Son and the duo have made up, nonetheless, his phrases shouldn’t be tolerated and his suspension will make different footballers suppose extra rigorously about what they are saying to the media.
Son is about to remain at Tottenham past this season because the Premier League outfit are anticipated to set off the clause in his present deal that extends his contract till 2026.
