'Tottenham is in a state of emergency!' Son Heung-min Racist Bentancourt Eventually Gets Heavy Punishment...suspension of seven games'Hero'
Nov 14, 2024
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On the 14th (Korea time), the British Daily Mail said 'The English Football Association will suspend Bentancourt for a long time. According to various information, a seven-game suspension is likely. On the same day, The Athletic also did not specify a specific period, but said 'There will be a long-term suspension.'
In fact, according to the FA disciplinary committee regulations, 6 to 12 games of disciplinary action are required for individual racism. Bentancourt is expected to be subject to final disciplinary action.
Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt, who caused controversy for making racist remarks to Heung-min (Tottenham), is expected to be suspended for about seven games.
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Fans who heard Bentancur's remarks immediately criticized him. Fans responded that `It's a big deal',"Sonnie is the greatest soccer player, and even if Bentancourt is a joke, she would be mad.'"When Koreans wake up tomorrow, Bentancourt's SNS will go wild.' As the controversy grew, Bentancourt immediately posted an apology. He is 'Sony! I 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 or hurt him,' he said, tagging Son's account and apologizing.
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To make matters worse, there was no choice but to doubt the authenticity. Bentancourt wrote 'Sony' in the corresponding apology as Sony, not Sonny. Sony is the name of a Japanese company. In addition, Bentancur posted it in a 'Story' rather than an Instagram post. Posts are erased only when they are deleted by themselves, but the story is maintained for only 24 hours. Maybe it's a sincere apology, but my head is tilting.
The British media also shed light on the seriousness. 'Mirror' Bentancourt made a terrible joke on the live show and apologized to Son Heung-min. He replied in shock that they all looked the same. His remarks drew a lot of criticism.' The Athletic pointed out that Bentancourt told Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min a bad joke. The Daily Mail highlighted that `bizarre remarks.' Aresdier Gold, a reporter for Tottenham in Football London, also said, `What Bentancourt said was really silly and upsetting many people. Son Heung-min was not what his teammates needed."
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Tottenham, where Son Heung-min is the captain, is a big shock as it is a racist remark made by a colleague. What's more regrettable is that Tottenham responded positively whenever Son Heung-min was subjected to racist acts earlier. However, this time, he is not responding much and is even suspected of erasing fans' comments, making the situation worse. Fans are even more angry. Anti-racism comments are posted on Tottenham's posts, but Tottenham has not shown any significant response.
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Fans say "The team sees Asian fans only with money. There is no respect", "Respect our arguments. Don't delete comments","I want Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham. Tottenham don't deserve to have Son Heung-min" is pouring out a response. It is even suspected that it is deleting comments about the Bentancourt incident on the club's official SNS.
In the end, Son Heung-min stepped up himself. He spoke with Bentancourt on his social media. He made a mistake, and apologized when he knew it. 'He didn't intend to say anything offending on purpose. We are brothers and nothing has changed. And 'I'm going to get through this, I'm going to be united, I'm going to come together in pre-season and fight for our club as one.'"
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Coach Enze Postecoglou was asked after the last preseason game against Hearts if he had spoken with Bentancourt about the racist incident or if he was going to do so. He said "I don't know what you're talking about about Copa America"What matters in the whole process is shooting. Son Heung-min is following as he does. In that regard, we are processing it, and I am sure there will be further action afterwards. What's important now is how Son Heung-min feels and Son's decision, which has been affected by this incident." In fact, it was an irresponsible remark to leave it up to Son Heung-min's decision.
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E3.2 states that a breach of regulation 'E3.1 is an aggravated breach' and that this includes an explicit or implicit reference to one or more of these, such as race, skin color, nationality, religion, belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc.
Bentancourt clearly violated E3 regulations with racist remarks. Football London said Bentancourt has been allowed to play in the meantime, but after inquiring with the FA, a 6-12 suspension will be recommended as a result of the 'weighted violation' of E3 for the first time. Then 'Bentancourt has the opportunity to accept or reject the indictment. If the indictment is accepted, the committee will decide on sanctions' adding that if the indictment is refused, the committee will decide whether to retain or dismiss the indictment, and if the indictment is upheld, it will also decide on sanctions'.
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Bentancourt's disciplinary action eventually became a reality. Bentancourt is a key player for Tottenham. He started seven out of 10 league games this season. Tottenham has fallen to 11th place this season, and they have to play a tight schedule without Bentancourt. Starting with Manchester City's away game on the 24th, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton, Manchester United (League Cup) and Liverpool are not expected to play. As there are a series of important schedules, there must be a blow from Tottenham's point of view.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com