{"id":484390,"date":"2024-06-20T07:25:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=484390"},"modified":"2024-06-20T06:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:17:55","slug":"heung-min-son-says-bentancur-apologized-for-racial-slur","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/heung-min-son-says-bentancur-apologized-for-racial-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Heung-Min Son says Bentancur apologized for racial slur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min shared that his teammate Rodrigo Bentancur has apologized for making a racial slur. Bentancur&#8217;s remark came during an appearance on Uruguayan TV when a presenter asked for a Tottenham shirt. Bentancur responded, &#8220;Sonny&#8217;s? It could be Sonny&#8217;s cousin too as they all look the same,&#8221; which he later acknowledged as a &#8220;very bad joke&#8221; on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve spoken to Lolo,&#8221; said Son. &#8220;He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologized. Lolo would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all. We&#8217;re past this, we&#8217;re united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident drew significant attention, with anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out reporting a &#8220;significant number&#8221; of complaints about Bentancur&#8217;s comment, highlighting &#8220;a wider issue that heavily affects East Asian and wider communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u26aa\ufe0f\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7 Son: \u201cI&#8217;ve spoken with Rodrigo Bentancur. He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLolo would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re past this, we&#8217;re united, and we will be back together\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmdk68DT9S\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/cmdk68DT9S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1803707513163993506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham addressed the situation by stating they have been assisting in ensuring a positive resolution between the players. The club&#8217;s statement read, &#8220;This will include further education for all players in line with our diversity, equality, and inclusion objectives. We fully support that our captain Sonny feels that he can draw a line under the incident and that the team can focus on the new season ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham emphasized their commitment to diversity, saying, &#8220;We are extremely proud of our diverse, global fanbase and playing squads. Discrimination of any kind has no place at our Club, within our game, or within wider society.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min shared that his teammate Rodrigo Bentancur has apologized for making a racial slur. 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