The Football Association (FA) has announced that Rodrigo Bentancur has charged Tottenham Hotspur. Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur with improper conduct during a media interview after he accidentally made racially offensive remarks towards team captain Son Heung-min in June.
During a TV show in Uruguay, the 27-year-old asked the host to bring him the shirt of the South Korean star. And Tottenham team-mate, to which Bentancur replied: “It could be one of Son’s relatives’ shirts… They all look alike.” Bentancur
faced heavy criticism after the incident was widely widely seen as racist. ยูฟ่าเบท And he eventually apologised on social media, which Son has since accepted. However,
the FA said in a statement: “Rodrigo Bentancur has been charge with a breach of FA Rule E3 for misconduct in relation to a media interview. “
It is alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has breached FA Rule E3.1 by behaving in an improper and/or ” Used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the game into disrepute,”
he said. “It is further alleged that this constituted a serious breach. Defined in FA Rule E3.2, over the alleged expression or implication of race and/or ethnic origin.”
Bentancur, who has played twice this season, has until September 19 to respond to the charge. If found guilty. He could face a three-game ban similar to the one which Edinson Cavani was handed at Manchester United.