Rodrigo Bentancur of Tottenham Faces Charges for Misconduct Following Comments About Teammate Son Heung-Min

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association for an alleged misconduct breach stemming from a comment made on Uruguayan TV about team-mate Son Heung-min. The Uruguay international sparked controversy when he remarked on a TV show in June that all Spurs players, including Son, "look the same." The comment led to a backlash, with anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out receiving numerous complaints.

Bentancur apologised to the South Korea international and Spurs skipper, who said his team-mate had "made a mistake".

A statement from the FA said Bentancur had been charged with an alleged breach of its rules in relation to a media interview.

"It's alleged that the Tottenham 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," the statement said.

"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."

Bentancur has until September 19 to provide a response to the charge.

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Former Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani was banned for three games and fined 100,000 pound ($130,000) in 2020 for using the Spanish term "negrito" (small black person) in a social media post.

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