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Agence France-Presse

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was charged by the Football Association on Thursday over an alleged misconduct breach for a remark made on Uruguayan TV about teammate Son Heung-min.
The Uruguay international had been asked in June by the host of the Canal 10 show for a Spurs player’s shirt, to which he replied: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”
British anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said it had received a “significant number” of complaints related to the comment.
Bentancur apologised on Instagram to the South Korea international and Spurs skipper. He said it was a “very bad joke” and would “never disrespect you or hurt you”.
Son said his teammate had “made a mistake”.

A statement from the FA said Bentancur had been charged with an alleged breach of its rules in relation to a media interview.
“It’s alleged that the Tottenham midfielder has breached FA Rule E3.1 as he acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the game into disrepute,” the statement said.
“It’s further alleged that this constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin.”
Bentancur has until September 19 to respond, but remains available to play.
Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has agreed a new three-year deal with the club through to 2027 – on the eve of their clash against fierce rivals Tottenham on Sunday.
The 42-year-old Spaniard has been in charge of the Gunners since 2019 and has led them to successive second-place finishes but had entered the final 12 months of his deal at the club.
Arteta called for calm last month regarding his contract situation, insisting his focus had been on the transfer window.

Since leaving a coaching role at Manchester City to take over from Unai Emery at the Emirates, Arteta – a former Arsenal player – has overseen plenty of success and has returned the club to being title challengers.
In his first season in charge the Gunners lifted the FA Cup in 2020, while they secured two Community Shield victories in 2020 and 2023.
They have also finished as Premier League runners-up in the past two seasons, pushing champions Manchester City in enthralling title battles.
Arsenal are currently fourth in the table after three Premier League fixtures this season, registering two wins and a draw and begin their Champions League campaign next week against Atalanta.


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The news comes as Mikel Arteta, manager of Spurs’ fierce rivals Arsenal, extends his future by signing a contract to 2027


The news comes as Mikel Arteta, manager of Spurs’ fierce rivals Arsenal, extends his future by signing a contract to 2027.


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Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur charged by FA after offensive comment about South Koreans

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The news comes as Mikel Arteta, manager of Spurs’ fierce rivals Arsenal, extends his future by signing a contract to 2027

The news comes as Mikel Arteta, manager of Spurs’ fierce rivals Arsenal, extends his future by signing a contract to 2027