Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is facing a seven-game domestic suspension from the FA for remarks made about teammate Son Heung-min last summer.
In a social media video that went viral, Bentancur commented in an interview on 'Por La Camiseta,' a Uruguayan TV show, suggesting that "all South Korean people look the same".
The controversy arose when Spurs midfielder Bentancur was asked if he could snag a Spurs shirt for the host, to which he responded "Sonny's? " and then quipped "It could be Sonny's cousin too as they all look the same."
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Earlier this year, the FA charged Bentancur with an 'aggravated breach' of their regulations. Following this, Bentancur took to Instagram to apologize for what he termed "a very bad joke".
Son has since accepted the apology, expressing on social media "He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologized. Lolo [Bentancur] would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all."
Adding "We're past this, we're united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one."
Despite the controversy, Bentancur has been a regular feature for Spurs this season but had previously been sidelined from the Uruguay team due to a separate four-match ban post-Copa America altercations.