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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, Rodrigo Ben\u00adtancur, has been handed a seven-game ban and a \u00a3100,000 fine by the English Football Association (FA) for using abusive language and bringing the game into disrepute during an interview on Uruguayan television in June.<\/p>\n
The ban only applies to English club football and not European competition, meaning he can still compete against Roma and Rangers in the Europa League. He will miss Premier League clashes with Man\u00adchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as a Carabao Cup quarterfi\u00adnal against Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Bentancur was initially charged by the FA for saying that all South Ko\u00adrean people \u201clook the same\u201d during the television appearance. He de\u00adnied the initial FA charge, according to the statement issued yesterday, and can appeal the ruling.<\/p>\n
The FA said: \u201cIt was further alleged that this constitutes an \u2018aggravated breach\u2019\u2026 as it included a reference \u2014 whether express or implied \u2014 to nationality and\/or race and\/or ethnic origin.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a news conference during the ongoing international break, Bentancur told reporters that he was braced for the punishment. As part of the decision, he also has to attend face-to-face education ses\u00adsions which have to be completed by March 2025.<\/p>\n
The charge stemmed from a clip posted on social media from an interview on Uruguayan Television programme \u201cPor La Camiseta,\u201d host Rafa Cotelo asked Bentancur for a Spurs player\u2019s shirt, to which he re\u00adplied, \u201cSonny\u2019s?\u201d [Son Heung-Min], adding: \u201cIt could be Sonny\u2019s cousin too as they all look the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Uruguay international apologised on June 20 in a post on Instagram for the remark that he said was a \u201cvery bad joke.\u201d Five days later, Son, Tottenham\u2019s captain, said that he had accepted his teammate\u2019s apology.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised. Lolo [Ben\u00adtancur] would not mean to ever in\u00adtentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all,\u201d Son said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n
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