Tottenham: The seven games banned Rodrigo Bentancur will miss after FA guilty verdict

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·13 November 2024

Tottenham: The seven games banned Rodrigo Bentancur will miss after FA guilty verdict

The Uruguayan midfielder is expected to be banned over remarks made about Heung-min Son

Tottenham are set to be without Rodrigo Bentancur for seven games with the club expecting the midfielder to be slapped with a hefty ban.

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The midfielder was in September charged by the Football Association for suggesting South Korean team-mate Heung-min Son and his cousins “all look the same”.

Bentancur, who made the comment during an interview broadcast in his native Uruguay in June, quickly apologised for the remark, claiming it was a “very bad joke”.

Five months after the offence, the midfielder is set to be banned.

Standard Sport understands the midfielder was looking at a minimum six-game suspension, while the toughest punishment would have been 12 games banned.

Bentancur will not be available for Spurs until Boxing Day on December 26 but remains available for European football, so can still feature in his side’s Europa League fixtures.

The seven games Bentancur will miss for Spurs