Bentancur fined, 7-game ban for racial slur

He added it could be Son’s cousin too, because “more or less they’re all the same”

Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was banned for seven matches and fined £100,000 ($126,000) on Monday for making an offensive comment about South Koreans in relation to a remark about Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min.

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Appearing on a television show in June, Bentancur was asked for a Tottenham jersey and replied, “Sonny’s?” He added it could be Son’s cousin too, because “more or less they’re all the same.”

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