Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was banned for seven matches on Monday for making an offensive comment about South Koreans in relation to a remark about Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min. The English Football Association said in a statement that an independent commission also imposed a £100,

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-game ban and a £100,000 fine by the English Football Association for using abusive language and bringing the game into disrepute during an interview on Uruguayan TV.

Tottenham will be without key midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur for the weeks ahead after he was hit with a seven-game ban and £100,000 fine by the Football Association (FA). The Uruguayan international was in September charged by the FA for suggesting that South Korean team-mate Heung-min Son and his cousins “all look the same”.

Tottenham midfielder is set to face a significant suspension after allegedly making an offensive comment on Uruguayan TV that referenced South Koreans.

Tottenham Hotspur and Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-game ban on counts of racist remarks on South Korean teammate and captain Heung Min Son by the Football Association.

Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance,

Bentancur will also be unable to face Bournemouth (December 5), London rivals Chelsea (December 8) or Southampton (December 15), and as his suspension applies to all domestic competitions, he cannot play in the EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester United on December 19 either.

The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is expected to receive a lengthy ban following his controversial comments about his captain

Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is set for a heavy ban from the Football Association (FA) for making racist remarks about his Tottenham Hotspur teammate Son Heung-min.