'Racism' Bentancourt Returns Starting After Disciplinary Ending?... Son Heung-min is expected to be on the bench
'Racism' Bentancourt Returns Starting After Disciplinary Ending?... Son Heung-min is expected to be on the bench
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English Premier League (EPL) Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt (Uruguay) will return after being punished for racist remarks against Son Heung-min.
Tottenham will play an away game against Nottingham Forest in the 18th round of the 2024-2025 EPL at the Nottingham City Ground in England at midnight on the 27th (Korea time).
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said in a press conference before the match against Nottingham that Bentancourt, who was suspended, can play in the match against Nottingham. 메이저사이트 "I'm happy to have him back."
In June, Bentancourt made a mistake after appearing on a television show in her country ahead of her participation in the 2024 Copa America (South American Football Championship) as a member of Uruguay's national team. When asked to get Son's uniform, Bentancourt said, "You wouldn't know even if you bring him your cousin's uniform. Son and his cousin look exactly the same." Bentancourt's remark is a racist remark with a nuance that "all Asians look the same," and is considered a representative act of racism toward Asians along with "eye tearing."
As the controversy grew, Bentancourt apologized on social media, saying, "Sonny (Son Heung-min's nickname)! I want to apologize for what just happened. What I said was a bad joke. You know how much I love you? I didn't mean to ignore you or hurt you," but the criticism continued. Eventually, the FA suspended Bentancourt from seven matches and fined her 100,000 pounds (about 183 million won) on April 18.
Local media in the UK expected Bentancur to start immediately. Tottenham Hotspur News, which deals with Tottenham news, said, "Tottenham star Son Heung-min can be excluded. He can come down to the bench and Brennan Johnson can take his place," but Bentancur was listed in the expected starting lineup.