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Bryan King has labelled the Football Association “ridiculous” as Rodrigo Bentancur faces a potential ban after his recent remarks about Son Heung-min.
The ex-Spurs scout believes the Tottenham midfielder made a “mistake”.
As reported by the Standard (12 September), the FA have charged Bentancur after he suggested South Korean team-mate Son and his cousins “all look the same” during an interview broadcast in his native Uruguay in June.
Bentancur is facing a potential ban of between six and 12 games. He has until Thursday 19 September to respond to the charge.
The 27-year-old apologised after the incident, with Son accepting his apology and Spurs insisting that the club captain wanted to draw a line under the incident (via ESPN, 20 June).
And King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – feels that this should have been enough.
“This was silly of Bentancur,” King said.
“He has to realise that television channels, whether they’re in Uruguay or even the Arctic, will be seen in other parts of the world. However, he did the right thing by apologising and apologising personally to Son.
