The Football Association has dismissed Tottenham’s enchantment to scale back Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-match suspension for an alleged racist remark made towards teammate Son Heung-min, the group confirmed Tuesday.
The Uruguay midfielder acquired the suspension, masking home matches, from an unbiased fee on Nov. 18, with the Spurs signaling their intent to enchantment.
The FA confirmed an enchantment board upheld the choice, that means Bentancur will serve the rest of his ban, together with lacking upcoming matches towards Manchester United within the League Cup and Liverpool within the Premier League.
“This appeal was dismissed following a hearing, and the seven-match suspension remains as ordered by the regulatory commission,” the governing physique stated in an announcement.
Bentancur was charged with misconduct in September over a tv interview he gave in his house nation in June, along with his reference to South Korea star Son’s race making it an aggravated breach.
The midfielder was requested throughout the interview to indicate the shirt of a Spurs participant and replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”
The customary minimal ban for such a breach is six matches, however Spurs stated they felt the sanction was “severe” when confirming their intent to enchantment.
Bentancur apologized on Instagram to Son for his remarks, and Son accepted the apology in an announcement on the identical platform.
Bentancur was additionally fined 100,000 kilos ($127,000).
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