The Uruguayan footballer was the subject of an investigation by the English Football Association after a sentence in which he referred to South Korean Son Heung-Min.
Uruguayan footballer Rodrigo Bentancur received significant sanction in England . After an investigation was carried out against him for comments about teammate Son Hueng-Min in an interview, the Football Association (FA) reported that The midfielder was sanctioned for seven games without being able to play in the Premier League with Tottenham. . In any case, he will be able to do so during the Europa League duels. In addition, he will have to pay a fine of 100 thousand pounds sterling (approximately 124 million pesos). .
The controversial sentence came about when, during an interview, a driver asked the Uruguayan if he could get him the South Korean striker’s jersey. “Sonny’s? Or Sonny’s cousin, they’re all more or less the same. he jokingly noted, but the comment quickly spread on social media, receiving several criticisms.
Bentancur immediately took to the networks to apologize. “Sony, brother! I apologize for what happened, it was just a really bad joke. You know how much I love you and I will never disrespect you or hurt anyone else. I love you brother! “, wrote.
Despite this, in England they started a disciplinary procedure which resolved the sanction imposed on the Uruguayan. “An independent regulatory commission has imposed a seven-match ban and £100,000 fine on Rodrigo Bentancur for breaching the FA’s E3 rule in relation to a media interview. . “It was alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder breached FA Rule E3.1 by acting inappropriately and/or using abusive and/or insulting language and/or bringing the game into disrepute,” it said. said an FA spokesperson.
“It was further alleged that this was an ‘aggravated offence’, defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included a reference, express or implied, to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin. Rodrigo Bentancur denied this accusation, but The independent Regulatory Commission considered this to be proven and imposed the sanctions after a hearing. “, they added.
With this, coach Ange Postecoglou will not be able to count on the Uruguayan for the next duels against Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton, Manchester United and Liverpool.
Conflict resolved
It is worth noting that after Bentancur’s comment about Son Hueng-Min became known, the South Korean explained in a press conference that there was no conflict with his teammate and that the The investigation was the responsibility of the FA.
“At the moment there is an investigation by the FA, so I can’t say much, but I really like Rodrigo. We have a lot of good memories, because we played a lot together when he arrived. He m ‘apologized when we were on vacation. I was at home and I didn’t even know what happened. He sent me a long message and I could tell it was from the heart. When we returned to the sports town after the vacation, he told me he was really sorry and almost cried. He apologized publicly and personally . “We are all human, we make mistakes and we learn from them,” he said on the occasion.
Source: Latercera
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