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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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There was no sincere apology for Rodrigo Bentancourt's explanation. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim.
England's Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea time), saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.'
The English Football Association (FA) denied the allegations on its official website on the 18th, but the independent regulatory committee determined that there was evidence. In connection with the media interview, the Independent Regulatory Commission issued a seven-match suspension and a £100,000 fine for Rodrigo Bentancur for violating FA Regulation E3'.
Earlier on the 13th, news of Bentancur's disciplinary action had already been reported. British media, including the Daily Mail, said Bentancourt will be suspended for a long time for racist remarks against Son Heung-min 'According to the news, Bentancourt is likely to be suspended for seven games, but the figures have yet to be confirmed. Nevertheless, it seems certain that he will not be available for a long time and this will be a big blow to Tottenham.
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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Bentancur was indicted by the FA last September. The BBC, a British public broadcaster, said at the time that the British Football Association (FA) indicted Bentancur for racism against Son Heung-min. Bentancur was accused of making racist insults against his teammate Son Heung-min. The FA said Bentancourt is accused of violating FA regulations by cheating related to media interviews. It also pointed out that it is a significant violation as it includes implied references to nationality, race, and ethnic origin. The FA will also be recommended to discharge six to 12 games for the level of disciplinary action. Bentancur said he must respond to this by the 19th.
Tottenham had a big controversy in June over the racist comments made by Tottenham teammate Rodrigo Bentancourt about Son Heung-min at the time. It was not what some fans did, but it turned into a huge problem because Tottenham's teammate was direct racism against captain Son Heung-min. The beginning was an interview conducted by Bentancur with his country's Uruguayan media. When an interviewer asked to save Son's uniform, Bentancourt said, "What about his cousin's uniform. Son Heung-min and his cousin look exactly the same," he replied with a racist remark.
Bentancourt immediately apologized to Son Heung-min on social media when the remarks became controversial. However, the controversy did not decrease even with the apology due to the short apology and the lack of attitude.
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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Son Heung-min, who had been suffering from racism, made the remarks of his close colleague Bentancur even more disappointing. The English Premier League (EPL) has already maintained its racist slogans since four years ago, and has even campaigned to eradicate racism, and Tottenham also maintained a firm attitude toward some fans' racism against Son Heung-min. Tottenham was strongly angry last year, immediately making a statement despite the racism directed at Son Heung-min three times.
The situation could get better as Son Heung-min left it on his personal SNS with a public announcement of his position. However, even though Son Heung-min and the club forgave and dealt with Bentancourt, Bentancourt was forced to take disciplinary action. If the FA's disciplinary announcement is confirmed for seven games and is made within the November A-match period, Bentancourt will not be able to start the League Cup schedule against Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton, Liverpool and Manchester United, starting with the upcoming league schedule.
The problem was Bentancur's explanation to avoid disciplinary action rather than disciplinary action. It was full of forced explanations to cover up the situation rather than sorry.
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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Football London defended the journalist's way of referring to Son Heung-min, saying, `Bentancourt is a reflection of himself. He said it was a regrettable response to the reporter's words and actions that called Son a Korean, and Bentancur was surprised and uncomfortable with what he said. This could be confirmed in Bentancourt's defense, which Tottenham sent instead, and argued that it was clear Bentancourt's challenge to the reporter's reference to Son Heung-min as 'the Korean' in the context of the conversationHe said he made an excuse that it was a malicious editing along with the words '.
Bentancourt claimed that he was rather sarcastic with resistance to the reporter's words and actions against Son Heung-min. However, even considering this context, not all of Bentancur's remarks were forgiven or convinced, and neither was the FA.
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| Rodrigo Bentancur's clarification did not offer a sincere apology. It was full of content that could only be seen as a forced claim. Football London reported Bentancourt's explanation of racism on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) saying, `He explained why Bentancourt was suspended for a long time and his remarks about Son Heung-min.' REUTERS Yonhap News |
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Football London said 'FA was unacceptable to all of these evidence. Bentancur also admitted that it was offensive in context and apologized to Son Heung-min, explaining that there was no evidence that the player's remarks were really intended to be so.
In the end, Bentancourt's explanation inevitably raised questions about whether even his apologies to Son Heung-min were made properly.
Although the incident ended with the FA imposing heavy penalties, fans are expected to continue to pay attention to Tottenham's future handling of Bentancourt and the issue of racism within the club.
digh1229@sportschosun.com
