Tottenham will be without key midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur for the weeks ahead after he was hit with a seven-game ban and £100,000 fine by the Football Association (FA). The Uruguayan international was in September charged by the FA for suggesting that South Korean team-mate Heung-min Son and his cousins “all look the same”.

The Spurs midfielder was hit with a significant suspension after allegedly making an offensive comment on Uruguayan TV that referenced South Korean people.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been hit with a seven-game ban over controversial comments made towards teammate Son Heung Min on Uruguayan television. Bentancur apologised in June for appearing to say all South Korean people “look the same” during an interview.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has been handed a seven-game ban and a £100,000 fine by the English Football Association for using abusive language and bringing the game into disrepute during an interview on Uruguayan TV.

LONDON (AP) — Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was banned for seven matches on Monday for making an offensive comment about South Koreans in relation to a remark about Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min. The English Football Association said in a statement that an independent commission also imposed a £100,000 ($126,000) fine on the player.

Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance,

Rodrigo Bentancur has been given a seven-match and a £100,000 fine by the FA after he made a racist remark about Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min. The Football Association first charged Bentancur in September after suggesting that all people from South Korea ‘looked the same’ during an TV interview in June.

The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder is expected to receive a lengthy ban following his controversial comments about his captain

Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is set for a heavy ban from the Football Association (FA) for making racist remarks about his Tottenham Hotspur teammate Son Heung-min.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is expected to be hit with a 'significant' suspension for his racist comment about team-mate Son Heung-min.