The Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur, from Tottenham Hotspurlost the appeal for the case of racist comment about Heung-min Son and must serve a seven-game ban, the English Football Federation confirmed on Tuesday.
The midfielder was suspended a month ago, but appealed the decision to try to reduce it to six games and on December 22 against Liverpool. Once the rejection of the appeal is confirmed, Bentancur will return to the pitch on December 26 against Nottingham Forest.
In an interview given this summer, the journalist asked Bentancur to pass him a shirt of his Korean teammate, to which the soccer player replied: “Sonny?”
The interviewer replied “Or any other champion?” and the Uruguayan responded “Or any of Sonny’s cousins, they all look alike.”
This represents a breach of FA regulations by including a reference to nationality, race or ethnicity from other people. Bentancur apologized at the time due to the controversy the situation generated and was criticized by anti-racism organizations in England such as “Kick it Out”.
In addition to the seven-game suspension, Bentancur had to pay a fine of 100,000 pounds (120,000 euros).
Source: La Verdad
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