Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur ban for racial slur on Son

Tottenham judge misconduct ruling against Uruguayan midfielder but entreaty against magnitude of seven-game ban.

Tottenham person appealed against nan magnitude of Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-game suspension for his comments astir teammate and South Korean prima Son Heung-min.

Bentancur was banned by nan Football Association connected Monday, which ruled him retired of six English Premier League fixtures and a League Cup quarterfinal against Manchester United.

The 27-year-old Uruguayan midfielder was charged pinch misconduct successful September complete a tv question and reply he gave successful his location state successful June erstwhile his reference to Son’s title made it an aggravated breach. Tottenham, however, are unhappy pinch nan number of games Bentancur will miss and released a connection connected Wednesday confirming their volition to appeal.

“While we judge nan blameworthy uncovering against Rodrigo by nan independent regulatory commission, we judge nan consequent punishment is severe,” nan nine connection read. “Rodrigo will stay suspended from home competitions while nan entreaty is heard, and nan nine will make nary further remark during this time.”

Bentancur, left, publically apologised to Son via societal media [Andrew Couldridge/Reuters]

Bentancur was asked during an question and reply to show nan garment of a Tottenham subordinate and replied: “Sonny’s? It could beryllium Sonny’s relative excessively arsenic they each look nan same.”

He apologised connected Instagram to Son for his remarks, and Son accepted that apology successful a connection connected nan aforesaid platform. “I’ve spoken pinch Lolo [Bentancur]. He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised,” nan South Korea skipper said. “Lolo would not mean to ever intentionally opportunity thing offensive. We are brothers and thing has changed astatine all.”

Bentancur was besides fined 100,000 pounds ($126,000) pinch nan disciplinary sheet insisting it should person been “reasonably foreseeable” to him that his remarks astir Son would beryllium wide distributed.

The sheet said they took into relationship arsenic mitigation his apology and erstwhile cleanable disciplinary record.

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