Rodrigo Bentancur will serve the final two matches of his seven-match ban after the Football Association dismissed the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder’s appeal, Afrosport reports.
The Uruguay international was handed the ban for comments he made about team-mate Son Heung-min on Uruguayan national television which the FA deemed to be derogatory.
Tottenham accepted the ban but appealed against the length of the suspension. The North London club’s appeal was however dismissed after a hearing.
“An independent Appeal Board has dismissed an appeal by Rodrigo Bentancur in relation to his recent suspension,” read an FA statement.
“An independent Regulatory Commission imposed a seven-match suspension on the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder for an aggravated breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a media interview.
“This appeal was dismissed following a hearing, and the seven-match suspension remains as ordered by the Regulatory Commission. The Appeal Board’s written reasons for its decision will be published in due course.”
An independent Appeal Board has dismissed an appeal by Rodrigo Bentancur in relation to his recent suspension.
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This means Bentancur will miss Tottenham’s EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester United on Thursday and Sunday’s Premier League tie against leaders Liverpool.
