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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”

Rodrigo Bentancur. Pic/AFP
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.ADVERTISEMENTAlso Read: Not here for retiring: Nadal’s focus on Davis Cup challengeAppearing 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.”This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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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