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”.

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.

Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur is given a seven-game domestic ban and fined £100,000 for using a racial slur about team-mate Son Heung-min.

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,

The Uruguayan midfielder was also fined £100,000 (US$126,000) for the offensive comment that ‘brought the game into disrepute’.

Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur received a seven-match ban for racial remarks about South Koreans during a TV appearance. His comments breached FA rules by referencing race. Bentancur made the controversial statement while discussing a jersey request on a Uruguayan show.

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 handed a seven-match ban and a £100,000 fine after using a racial slur about Son Heung-min.

Midfielder will miss key Premier League fixtures against Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool as well as Carabao Cup quarter-final with Man Utd