Tottenham have appealed towards the duration of Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-game home ban for a racist slur made about team-mate Son Heung-min, announcing the Soccer Affiliation punishment is “serious”.
Spurs say they settle for the responsible discovering by way of an unbiased regulatory fee, which additionally fined the participant £100,000 and ordered him to participate in a compulsory face-to-face training programme.
It got here after he was once charged by way of the FA in September for feedback made whilst showing on TV in his house nation of Uruguay in June.
Bentancur, who denied the rate, is these days suspended from home fits till 26 December.
He’ll pass over Premier League fits towards Manchester Town, Liverpool and Chelsea amongst others, plus Spurs’ League Cup quarter-final towards Manchester United, however is to be had for Spur’s Europa League fits.
The Uruguay midfielder will stay suspended regionally whilst the enchantment is heard.
When charging the Uruguay world the FA stated it was once “an alleged breach of FA rule E3 for misconduct in the case of a media interview”.
The FA stated this constituted an “annoyed breach because it integrated a reference, whether or not categorical or implied, to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic foundation”.
The fee stated this type of breach “calls for a direct suspension of 6-12 fits”.
Within the media interview in query, requested by way of a presenter for a Tottenham blouse, Bentancur spoke back: “Sonny’s? It might be Sonny’s cousin too as all of them glance the similar.”
He later apologised on social media and stated his feedback had been a “very dangerous comic story”.
Bentancur additionally stated sorry to South Korea ahead Son, who stated he would “now not imply to ever deliberately say one thing offensive”.
Spurs stated in a observation: “We will be able to verify that the membership has appealed towards the duration of Rodrigo Bentancur’s FA suspension, issued previous this week.
“Whilst we settle for the responsible discovering towards Rodrigo by way of the unbiased regulatory fee, we consider the following sanction is serious.”
