Ben Davies took a swipe at Rodrigo Bentancur.
The English Football Association (FA) officially announced on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) that Bentancourt was suspended for seven games and fined £100,000 by an independent regulatory committee for violating FA rule E3 (anti-racism rules) related to media interviews.
On the same day, the FA said, “We had sent a complaint to Bentancourt on September 12th. He denied the charges and refused to attend the committee. So, in writing, the punishment for the charges was discussed. An independent regulatory committee determined that the charges were proven. After a hearing, we decided to impose sanctions on him.”
Here’s what happened at the time. Bentancur mentioned his team captain Son Heung-min in an interview with his country’s Uruguayan television program “Fora Camisetta” on June 14.
When host Rafa Kotelo asked for Son’s uniform, he laughed, saying, “Son Heung-min’s uniform? You can give me his cousin’s uniform. They all look alike.”
The host also smiled brightly and was not aware of the problem. This is an expression mainly used in Western countries to mock the appearance of Asians. It is a clueless story that Asian people all look similar.
The controversy quickly spread around social media like 플러스카지노 and led to uncontrollable criticism. Then Bentancur apologized, saying, “Sonny my brother! I apologize for what happened. That was a poor joke. I really love you. I want you to know that I will never ignore or hurt anyone! I love you brother.”
Nevertheless, public criticism did not subside easily. Rather, the argument that Bentancur apologized using a story feature that lasts only 24 hours and that he made the mistake of writing Son Heung-min’s nickname “SONNY” as “SONY” in his apology gained strength.
Afterwards, Bentancourt made a lengthy apology to Son once again. Forgive his teammate’s mistakes, Son said, “Bentancourt and I are still like brothers. He admitted that he made a mistake and came to me almost crying. Nothing has changed between us.”
Regardless of Bentancourt’s apology and Son Heung-min’s forgiveness, disciplinary action is inevitable. This is because there are many fans who have already been hurt by his remarks.
In the process, fans who expected disciplinary action at the club level were greatly disappointed. Tottenham veteran Ben Davies made a completely different stance.
He said, “I heard the news in the morning. Maybe other players will do the same. I thought it was handled by Tottenham inside, but it led to external disciplinary action. We were all silent, but it is a matter to be taken seriously. There is always a clear line between each other. We have to protect it.”