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The English Soccer Affiliation haven’t any plans to research Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández after his racist and anti-gay chanting, regardless of charging Rodrigo Bentancur with aiming a racist slur at Tottenham teammate Son Heung-Min, a supply has instructed ESPN.
Bentancur has till subsequent Thursday to reply after the FA charged the Uruguayan international following his remark that South Koreans “all look the identical” throughout an interview.
Nevertheless, the supply says that whereas Fernández was filmed singing derogatory songs in regards to the France nationwide workforce and its historical past, that incident happened when he was on the Copa América with Argentina and due to this fact falls below the jurisdiction of FIFA.
FIFA earlier said that “the incident was being seemed into.” However Bentancur made his feedback on Uruguay channel Canal 10 in June when showing in a private capability, not as a global participant.
Subsequently, the FA are accountable for any sanction and duly charged the 27-year-old with having allegedly “used abusive and/or insulting phrases and/or introduced the sport into disrepute” in feedback referencing Son’s “nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin.”
Bentancur responded to a query asking for a Tottenham shirt by saying: “Sonny’s? It might be Sonny’s cousin too as all of them look the identical.”
Bentancur subsequently apologised — describing his phrases as a “very dangerous joke” — and Son accepted that apology insisting “nothing has modified” they usually had been “brothers.”
Tottenham additionally issued a press release acknowledging Bentancur’s apology whereas promising “additional training for all our gamers.”
However he may face a ban of between six and 12 home matches, based on sources.
When requested in regards to the scenario at a Friday information convention, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou mentioned: “We have to let the method kind of play out now. Rodri is nicely conscious of the ramifications of any consequence of the panel. We’ll wait and see what they arrive out with.
“When it comes to Sonny and Rodri, they’d their discussions about the entire incident and each gamers perceive and respect every others place.
“Rodri has already apologised for what he mentioned and Sonny has accepted that. And accepted the truth that considered one of his teammates and an individual he’s near has made a mistake.
“We attempt alongside the way in which as human beings to do the suitable factor on a regular basis, however it would not at all times occur. All of us make errors. I’ve mentioned earlier than, for me it’s not nearly punishment however it is a chance for folks to atone and to study.
“If we’re speaking about having a society that’s understanding and tolerant of all the things, we should additionally present that to individuals who make errors as Rodri has made on this time.”
Fernández was investigated by Chelsea and made a donation to an anti-discrimination charity — which the membership matched — and apologised to his teammates.
Any ban that arises from FIFA’s investigation into Fernández will apply solely to Argentina matches and never Chelsea fixtures.
With Bentancur given time to reply earlier than his case is heard, he’s free to play for Tottenham in Sunday’s north London derby towards Arsenal.
The supply cited an instance of how Manchester Metropolis’s Rodri and Álvaro Morata, now at AC Milan, had been punished by UEFA — and never their nationwide associations — for singing a derogatory music about Gibraltar whereas celebrating Spain’s Euro 2024 win.
