The newer footy thread

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It's good that Canada Soccer is cleaning house, my question is did Herdman escape punishment?

 

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been handed a seven-game ban and a £100,000 fine by the English Football Association (FA) for using abusive language and bringing the game into disrepute during a Spanish-language interview on Uruguayan television in June.

The ban applies only to English club football and not European competition, meaning he can still compete against Roma and Rangers in the Europa League. He will miss Premier League clashes with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as a Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Manchester United.

The charge by the FA stemmed from a clip posted on social media after Bentancur was interviewed on Uruguayan Television programme "Por La Camiseta." Host Rafa Cotelo asked Bentancur for a Spurs player's shirt, to which he replied, "Sonny's?" [Son Heung-Min], adding: "It could be Sonny's cousin too as they all look the same."

Spurs' Bentancur banned 7 games for Son slur

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur 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.

www.espn.com

 

[StuUKWI]

Racially abusing your own team mate isn't a good look.

 

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Racially abusing your own team mate isn't a good look.

I mean, did he not think that was going to get out? Or maybe he did and thought it's no big deal?

 

[mooger_35]

I mean, did he not think that was going to get out? Or maybe he did and thought it's no big deal?

It is entirely possible that he and Sonny have joked about this.

Still, with no context, not a good look.

 

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It is entirely possible that he and Sonny have joked about this.

Still, with no context, not a good look.

Yeah, that's true. Better just to stick to the script and give the usual boiler plate stuff these days.

 

[Slimpikins]

That was my thought. This sounds like locker room banter we have in our beer league

You don’t say that in front of the media, you dope

 

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Spurs is not going to Spurs it up today.

 

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No more False Creek threats for refs...

 

[jstewismybastardson]

No more False Creek threats for refs...

Berhalter in ?

 

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Oh my.

 

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Man City had a 3-nil lead versus Feyenoord more than halfway through the second half, The game ended in a 3-3 tie,

 

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Man City might never win again lol

 

[mooger_35]

Man City might never win again lol

 

[StuUKWI]

I think this is a good sign for Liverpool - points toward Salah wanting to stay imo.

Unfortunately I think Trent is gone and he was the most important of the three (with contracts running out) to keep.

 

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Spurs returned to their familiar ways yesterday...

 

[mooger_35]

Yesterday? We’ve been on this road for awhile. We just match up well against City (especially with the form they’re in)

 

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