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Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches by the FA for using a racial slur about Spurs team-mate Son Heung-Min.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Uruguayan international has been fined \u00a3100,000 and must complete a face-to-face education program.<\/p>\n

Bentancur<\/a> was charged in September after comments he made during a Uruguayan TV interview in June.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the FA said:\u00a0“Rodrigo Bentancur denied this charge, but the independent regulatory commission found it to be proven and imposed his sanctions following a hearing.”<\/p>\n

As a result of the ban, the midfielder will be out of domestic action until Boxing Day. He will miss Spurs’ Premier League games with Liverpool<\/a>, Chelsea and Manchester City<\/a>, as well as their League Cup quarter-final against Manchester United.<\/p>\n

But Bentancur will be eligible for European games, as the FA ban only applies to domestic competitions.<\/p>\n

This is because although the incident happened in Uruguay, it was on Bentancur’s own time rather than on international duty. Because he plays in England, the FA have jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Conversely, the situation with Chelsea’s<\/a> Enzo Fernandez took place while he was with the Argentina squad.<\/p>\n

Fernandez posted a video of Argentina celebrating their Copa America victory, which allegedly included a ‘racist and discriminatory’ chant.<\/p>\n

FIFA are currently investigating the Fernandez incident, after the French Football Federation brought forward the allegations.<\/p>\n

What Slur Did Rodrigo Bentancur Say To Get Banned?<\/h2>\n

In the charges levied at Bentancur by the FA, he was said to have breached rule E3, relating to “misconduct in relation to a media interview”.<\/p>\n

This was deemed an ‘aggravated breach’ by the FA as it “included a reference, whether express or implied, to nationality and\/or race and\/or ethnic origin”.<\/p>\n

During the interview, Bentancur was asked for a Tottenham shirt by the presenter.<\/p>\n

In reply, he said:\u00a0“Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”<\/p>\n

Bentancur later apologised for what he described as a “very bad joke”, and publicly apologised to Son.<\/p>\n

Son Defended Bentancur Ahead Of Ban<\/h2>\n

Following the charges, South Korean forward Son confirmed he and Bentancur has settled the matter in private.<\/p>\n

Son said:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve spoken with Rodrigo Bentancur. He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised.<\/p>\n

\u201cLolo would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers, and nothing has changed at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re past this, we\u2019re united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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