A panel upheld the charge and Rodrigo Bentancur will have to sit out Tottenham's next seven domestic fixtures, though he will be able to play in Europa League matches.
FILE - Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur and winger Son Heung-Min pictured together during a warm-up. Bentancur has apologised to Son for a apparent racist remark. Picture: Ben Stansall / AFP's Rodrigo Bentancur was Monday given a seven-match domestic ban by the Football Association over an alleged racist remark made about teammate Son Heung-min in a TV interview.
The former Juventus player, who has also been fined £100,000, had been asked in June by a presenter for a Spurs player's shirt.Bentancur, 27, apologised to the South Korea international but because it was deemed an"aggravated breach", an independent regulatory commission panel was required to either uphold the FA charge or dismiss the case.
The FA said in a statement that it was alleged that the incident constituted an"aggravated breach... as it included a reference -- whether express or implied -- to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin." Son, speaking in late September, said:"He apologised straight afterwards when we had holiday. I was at home. I didn't even realise what was going on. He sent me a long message and you could feel it was coming from his heart."
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