Spurs player charged over racial slur

 Tottenham Hotspurs midfielder, Rodrigo Ben­tancur, has been charged by the Football Association for using a racial slur about team-mate, Son Heung-min.

Appearing on Uruguayan TV in June, Bentancur was asked by a presenter for a Tottenham shirt, before replying: “Sonny’s? It could be Sonny’s cousin too as they all look the same.”

Bentancur later apologised on Instagram and said his com­ments were a “very bad joke.”

The FA said the 27-year-old Uruguay international had been “charged with an alleged breach of FA rule E3 for mis­conduct in relation to a media interview.”

“It’s alleged that the Totten­ham Hotspur midfielder acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought into dis­repute,” said a statement from English football’s governing body.

The FA said this constituted an “aggravated breach… as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to national­ity and/or race and/or ethnic origin”.

In terms of a length of ban, FA laws say, external “match-based sanctions of 6-12 games will be recommended to regu­latory commissions for almost all acts of discrimination by individual participants”.

Bentancur was expected to respond to the charge as of press time yesterday.

—Supersport