Tottenham player banned for up to 12 games for racist joke

Rodrigo Betancur will be sidelined for up to twelve games and will miss a good portion of the season after a joke with racist overtones was made in an interview. The FA would have entered the issue ex officio and now studying what the exact punishment is for the Tottenham footballerwho knows the situation.

It all goes back to last season. In an interview on Uruguayan television channel Channel 10, the interviewer asked the football player if he could borrow a shirt from his North Korean teammate. “from Sonny? Or Sonny’s cousin, they are more or less the same“, replied the Uruguayan.

After the events, the organization Kick Itannounced that he received many complaints because of the Tottenham footballer’s response and escalated the case until the FA stepped in.

Bentancur was accused of acting “inappropriate and/or using abusive and/or insulting words and/or spoiling the game”. The FA added that this was an “aggravated offence” under FA Rule E3.2, so he could be sanctioned. from six to twelve matches and a fine of 30,000 pounds

Son admit he’s sorry

After the events and in the face of the barrage of criticism he received, Betancur explained that “it was just a joke in very bad taste.” “Brother Sonny! I apologize for what happened. You know that I love you and I will never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone. “I love you, brother!” end of statement.

For his part, Son released a text that read the following: “I have talked to Lolo (Bentancur). He made a mistake, he knows it and he apologizes. Grandpa never wanted to say something hurtful willingly We are brothers and nothing has changed. We have overcome this, we are united and we will be together again in the preseason to fight for our club as one.” So, the North Korean footballer accepted the apology and fixed the issue, but now it has been activated again.