Teammate about Son
“They all look the same anyway”: racism scandal surrounding Son
"They all look the same anyway" - a statement about Heung-min Son with which Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur caused quite a stir ... The Premier League club has now issued a statement on the matter.
Background: During the Copa America, Bentancur was asked by a journalist whether he could get him a jersey of his team-mate. "Sonny?", the Uruguayan is said to have responded. To the reply "Or from another champion", Bentancur then joked: "Or from any of Sonny's cousins, they all look more or less the same anyway."
Apology on Instagram
A sentence that caused huge waves of outrage, and the midfielder apologized to his South Korean team-mate in his Instagram story a short time later. "You know I love you and I would never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone else," wrote the midfielder.
"We've put that behind us"
Apology accepted, Son reacted in a conciliatory manner: "He made a mistake, he knows that and has apologized. Lolo would never intentionally say something offensive. We're brothers and that hasn't changed. We've put that behind us."
Finally, Tottenham spoke out, explaining in a statement: "Following a comment made by Rodrigo Bentancur in an interview video and the player's subsequent public apology, the club has provided support to ensure a positive outcome to the matter." At least within the team, the matter seems to have been resolved ...
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