The midfielder of Tottenham Hotspur Rodrigo Bentancur He apologized to his colleague Son Heung-min after a video spread on the Internet in which he said that all South Koreans “look alike.”
In a short clip posted on social media this week from the Uruguayan television program Por La Camiseta, the presenter Rafa Cotelo asking the Uruguayan international for a player’s shirt from SpursWhat Bentancur answer: “The Sonya?”, and added: “It can also be in Sonya because they are all the same.”
Bentancur he apologized after his comments were met with disapproval.
“Brother sonand! I apologize for what happened, it was just a joke in very bad taste,” wrote the 26-year-old player in his Instagram stories. instagram on Friday.
“You know I love you and I will never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone! I love you, brother!”
is, Spurs captain and South Korea, do not immediately respond to an email sent to Spurs outside British business hours on Saturday.
Uruguay is in Group C with the United States, Panama and Bolivia in the Copa América, which will be played from Thursday to July 14 in the United States. South Korea have advanced to the third round of the Asian qualifying phase for the 2026 World Cup, which begins on June 27.
Source: La Verdad
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