Tottenham star Rodrigo Bentancur could face a 12-game ban for an off-field incident Tottenham Hotspur star Rodrigo Bentancur landed in hot water for his off-field actions in June. The 27-year-old suggested that all South Korean people “look the same” during a Uruguayan TV interview. The host of the Canal 10 show had asked him for a Tottenham shirt, to which he replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.
” The Uruguay international apologized to Son Heung-min and his followers on Instagram after anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said it had received a “significant number” of complaints over the central midfielder’s distasteful remarks. Son accepted his apology and insisted that Rodrigo Bentancur had “made a mistake” . Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for saying that all South Korean people "look the same" during a television appearance.
In a clip posted on social media from Uruguayan Television programme Por La Camiseta, host Rafa Cotelo...
pic.twitter.com/P254l4UdLl Despite the player’s apology, the FA have decided to charge him.
As per a report from The Standard , Rodrigo Bentancur is facing a 12-match ban from the FA for his racist remarks earlier this year. While the matter has been internally settled down between the two Spurs players and boss Ange Postecoglou has insisted that Bentancur should be allowed to atone for his mistake, former Tottenham goalkeep.