Tottenham defends Bentancur: “We think the sanction is too bad” | Zócalo Newspaper | News from Saltillo, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Monclova, Acuña

Mexico City.- He is Tottenham Hotspur proved to be appealed against a seven game ban you got Rodrigo Bentancur for a racist comment about his teammate Heung-min Son and what do you think “too heavy”.

In a statement published this Wednesday, the London club confirmed the claim and He said he accepts the player’s guiltbut believe that the discipline “heavy”.

🚨⚪️ Tottenham confirm that the club have appealed against the length of Rodrigo Bentancur’s FA ban, which was announced earlier this week.

“While we accept the guilty verdict against Rodrigo by the independent regulatory commission, we believe that the subsequent sanction is harsh. pic.twitter.com/Tr7g3rchvj

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 20, 2024

Moreover, Tottenham said that Bentancur will be suspended pending the appealso he will not be able to play this Saturday against the City of Manchester.

With this application, Tottenham trying to reduce penalty time in one game so that the Uruguayan midfielder can play again on December 22 against Liverpool.

Bentancur received banned for seven games and fined £100,000 (120,000 euros) to propose that all Koreans are the samewhich is against the rules of the English federation by referring in a derogatory way to a person’s nationality or ethnicity.

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The Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur suffers 7 dates! of Premier League ban 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for his words about his Son 🇰🇷 as a joke.

🗣️ “Happy? Or cousin to Sonny, they’re all pretty much the same.”
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— Andrés Ponce (@AndresPonce28) November 13, 2024