Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur’s ban for Son comments
Uruguayan banned for seven games over for TV remarksSpurs accept guilty finding but say FA sanction is ‘severe’
Tottenham Hotspur have appealed against the length of the ban imposed on midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur for comments he made about teammate Son Heung-min.
The Football Association announced on Monday that Bentancur would serve a seven-match domestic suspension, covering six Premier League fixtures and a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United. The 27-year-old Uruguay international was charged with misconduct in September over a television interview he gave in his home country in June, with the reference to Son’s race making it an aggravated breach. Bentancur was asked to provide a shirt belonging to a Spurs player. “Sonny’s?” he replied. “It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”
