English Premier League Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancourt has also been named as a gossip. He, who was controversial for his racist remarks against “captain” Son Heung-min during the pre-season, is said to have been suspended for throwing water bottles at spectators during the A-match.
British media Standard said on the 29th (Korea time) that Bentancourt was suspended for four A matches. Tottenham’s star is one of five players sanctioned by the federation for ugly scenes in the semifinals of the CONMEBOL South American Championship (Copa America) against Colombia last month.
At that time, Colombia defeated Uruguay 1-0 to reach the final of the tournament. Uruguay’s players clashed with Colombian fans after the game, and were eventually fined 16,000 dollars.
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), who raised eyebrows due to violent physical struggle during the collision, was suspended for five games and fined 20,000 US dollars. In addition, Ronald Araújo (Barcelona), Jose Jiménez (Atletico Madrid) and Matthias Oliveira (Napoli) were suspended for three games and fined 12,000 dollars (about 16 million won).
In the case of Bentancourt, controversy arose when she was spotted throwing a water bottle at the touchline. There were reports from local media that a staff member was hit in the process.
Bentoncourt made a controversial comment even before the event. When asked to bring Son’s uniform during an interview with a local television station, he replied that he would not know even if he brought it from his cousin. He said he was a racist remark, saying that Asians all look alike.
As the controversy grew, Bentancourt posted an apology on social media, but she was criticized for “losing authenticity” by writing a post that was automatically deleted after 24 hours. After posting an apology, she showed that she did not mind the controversy by posting a photo of her training for the national team.
The incident came to an end after Son Heung-min also said on social media that he received an apology from Bentancourt. However, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said, “I don’t know much about Copa America, but this has been dealt with already. It is Son who is important in every process. I will leave the decision to him. This issue is being dealt with, and I am confident that there will be further measures, however, it is always Son who is important, and we will leave it up to him.”
In response, global sports media The Athletic delivered a message of criticism on Tottenham’s disciplinary decision against Yves Bissouma and Bentancourt on the 17th. This is because Bissouma was publicly criticized for his laughter gas, while Bentancourt was not disciplined at all.
“The problem with this approach is that the burden of solving all problems has been passed on to Son Heung-min,” the media said at the time. “He is a victim, and it is not up to him to decide punishment.”
At the same time, he added, “A public apology does not seem to be an appropriate response. Bentancourt’s ‘It was a cool joke’ did not fully understand the controversy he caused. It is something that may require additional education.”
Bentancur, who played in the opening game instead of Bissouma, started in the first round against Leicester City on the 20th, and fell in the 26th minute of the second half when his head and neck collided strongly with the ground during a corner kick. He was carried off on a stretcher and regained consciousness, but did not play afterwards.
Meanwhile, the disciplinary action against Bentancourt applies only to the A-match, so he can play at his club.
The Uruguayan team, led by coach Marcelo Viesa, will play with Paraguay and Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers starting with friendly matches against Guatemala. The team is scheduled to play with Peru and Ecuador in October.
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