Spurs to appeal length of Bentancur's seven-game ban over Son remark


Tottenham are expected to appeal against Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-match suspension for a racist remark made about team-mate Heung-Min Son in a TV interview.

Spurs are understood to be appealing the length of the Football Association ban rather than the verdict.

Bentancur has been sanctioned over comments he made in an interview aired on Uruguayan TV in June.

The former Juventus midfielder was asked to show the shirt of a Spurs player and replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”

While an apology from Bentancur was swiftly forthcoming, due to this being an “aggravated breach”, an independent regulatory commission panel were required to either uphold the FA charge or dismiss the case.

Son said he and Bentancur remained “brothers” and “nothing had changed” after the Uruguayan immediately apologised to him, admitting he had “made a mistake”.

Tottenham travel to Manchester City next on Saturday November 23, live on Sky Sports.


Saturday 23rd November 5:00pm


Kick off 5:30pm


Spurs’ next seven domestic fixtures

November 23: Manchester City (a) – live on Sky Sports

December 1: Fulham (h)

December 5: Bournemouth (a)

December 8: Chelsea (h) – live on Sky Sports

December 15: Southampton (a)

December 19: Manchester United (h) – live on Sky Sports, Carabao Cup quarter-final

December 22: Liverpool (h) – live on Sky Sports



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