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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Matt Hughes

Bentancur set for lengthy ban over alleged racist remark about teammate

Rodrigo Bentancur in action for Tottenham against Crystal Palace.
Rodrigo Bentancur made the offensive comment during a television interview broadcast in Uruguay in June. Photograph: Adam Mitten/Every Second Media/Shutterstock

Tottenham are resigned to Rodrigo Bentancur being given a lengthy ban of at least six matches by the Football Association for making an allegedly racist remark about his teammate Son Heung-min.

The 27-year-old midfielder was charged with an “aggravated breach” of FA rules in September for offensive comments made during a television interview broadcast in Uruguay in June, when he said that Son and his South Korea teammates “all look the same”.

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