The Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancurfootball player Tottenham Hotspurwas accused of “inappropriate conduct” by the English federation (FA), for an alleged racist comment about his teammate Heung-min’s son. In an interview this summer, the journalist asked Bentancur to hand him a shirt of his Korean teammate, to which the footballer replied: “Sonny?” The interviewer replied “Or any champion?” and the Uruguayan replied “Or any of Sonny’s cousins, they all look alike.”
It is a breach of FA regulations by including a reference to another person’s nationality, race or ethnicity. Bentancur apologized at the time for the controversy the situation had generated and was criticized by anti-racism organizations in England such as ‘Kick it Out’.
“I want to write to all the fans about the interview in which I spoke about Son. I spoke to him and, logically, because of our friendship, he understands that it was a misunderstanding. Everything was clarified and resolved with my friend .If anyone has been offended by my words, I want to offer my sincere apologies, but I also want to say that I am not referring to anyone else, only Son, and for that reason I do not mean to offend anyone, directly or indirectly,” he said. the player in his social networks.
Son himself confirmed that he had spoken to Bentancur and that he knew he had “made a mistake” and apologized for it. “I didn’t intentionally mean to say anything offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed,” the South Korean added.
The FA has very strict rules about these comments and has sanctioned Edinson Cavani in the past for calling a friend “black” in an Instagram post and Bernardo Silva for comparing Benjamin Mendy to a pussy. The Uruguayan received a three-match suspension and a fine of 100,000 pounds, in addition to having to complete a re-education course, while the Portuguese did not play and had to pay 50,000 pounds.
However, Alejandro Garnacho did not receive any punishment last season after using a gorilla emoticon with a picture of his teammate André Onana in a social media post.
Source: La Verdad
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