Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur charged over Son Heung-min comments
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged with “misconduct in relation to a media interview” by the Football Association following his comments about Spurs captain Son Heung-min this summer.
Bentancur apologised in June after the Uruguay international appeared to say all South Korean people “look the same” in an interview with a Uruguayan TV station. The 27-year-old apologised to Son on Instagram, calling his comments a “very bad joke”.
A statement from the FA said: “Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged with an alleged breach of FA Rule E3 for misconduct in relation to a media interview.
“It’s alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has breached FA Rule E3.1 as he acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the game into disrepute.
“It’s further alleged that this constitutes an “aggravated breach” which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin.”
