Son Heung-min says Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised for racist joke about him

Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said on Wednesday it had received a “significant number” of complaints regarding Bentancur’s comments which targeted the South Korea international.
Son Heung-min says Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised for racist joke about him

Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to Son Heung-min for making a racist joke about him in a TV interview.Pic: John Walton/PA

Son Heung-min said Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised for making a racist joke about him during a TV interview in Uruguay, adding he believes his Tottenham team-mate “made a mistake.”

Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out said on Wednesday it had received a “significant number” of complaints regarding Bentancur’s comments which targeted the South Korea international.

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