Son Heung-min has accepted an apology from Tottenham Hotspur teammate Rodrigo Bentancur after the Uruguay worldwide made a racial slur in opposition to Asian folks throughout an interview.
Bentancur laughed that he wouldn’t be capable 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 unhealthy 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 shall be again collectively in pre-season to struggle 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 optimistic consequence on the matter. It will embrace additional training for all gamers in step with our variety, equality and inclusion targets.
“We totally assist that our captain Sonny feels that he can draw a line underneath the incident and that the workforce can give attention to the brand new season forward.
“We’re extraordinarily happy with our numerous, world 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 plenty of complaints about Bentancur’s feedback.
“It highlights a wider subject that closely impacts East Asian and wider communities,” the group mentioned. “We’ll be in search of to deal with these broader points within the coming season.”