Racist statement: Bentancur closed for seven games!

Racist statement: Bentancur closed for seven games!

A storm of indignation shakes the football world! Rodrigo Bentancur, the Uottenham Hotspur, Uruguayan midfield, was blocked for seven games after making a racist comment about his South Korean teammate Son Heung-Min. This shocking decision was announced by the English Football Association (FA), who condemned Bentancur for its inappropriate behavior and its insulting words.

The controversy broke out when Bentancur made a supposedly harmless remark about Son in a Uruguayan television program: "It could also be Sony's cousin because they all look the same." This statement was classified as an "aggravated break" because it included an allusion to nationality and ethnic origin. The FA made it clear that such comments are not only inappropriate, but also put football into discredits.

Strict punishments and runs

In addition to the lock, Bentancur must also pay a fine of £ 100,000 (approx. $ 126,000). However, these sanctions only affect national competitions, which means that the 27-year-old can continue to be on the pitch in the Europa League game against Roma on November 28th. The FA has also ordered that Bentancur must participate in a personal educational program, the details of which are still announced. If he does not successfully complete this program by March 11 next year, it will be excluded immediately by all national competitions.

Although Bentancur apologized on Instagram for his "bad joke" and emphasized that he never intentionally meant to hurt Son, the question remains how these controversies will affect the dynamics within the team. Son himself accepted the apology and emphasized that everything was fine between the two “brothers”. But the shadows of these statements will certainly hang over the club for a long time.