Son Heung-min has accepted an apology from Tottenham Hotspur teammate Rodrigo Bentancur after the Uruguay worldwide made a racial slur towards Asian individuals throughout an interview.
Bentancur laughed that he wouldn’t have the ability to inform the distinction between Son and his cousin as “All of them look the identical”, and his feedback have been rapidly condemned because the clip went viral.
The midfielder apologised for what he described as a “very dangerous joke” and Son has confirmed the pair have spoken and are actually eager to maneuver on.
“I’ve spoken with Lolo (Bentancur). He made a mistake, he is aware of this and has apologised,” Son mentioned in a press release. “Lolo wouldn’t imply to ever deliberately say one thing offensive. We’re brothers and nothing has modified in any respect.
“We’re previous this, we’re united and we will probably be again collectively in pre-season to battle for our membership as one.”
Tottenham posted their very own assertion on social media, saying: “Following a remark from Rodrigo Bentancur in an interview video clip and the participant’s subsequent public apology, the Membership has been offering help in making certain a constructive consequence on the matter. This can embrace additional training for all gamers according to our variety, equality and inclusion goals.
“We absolutely assist that our captain Sonny feels that he can draw a line underneath the incident and that the group can deal with the brand new season forward.
“We’re extraordinarily pleased with our various, international fanbase and enjoying squads. Discrimination of any type has no place at our Membership, inside our sport or inside wider society.”
Anti-discriminatory charity Kick It Out confirmed it had obtained numerous complaints about Bentancur’s feedback.
“It highlights a wider situation that closely impacts East Asian and wider communities,” the group mentioned. “We’ll be in search of to handle these broader points within the coming season.”