Bentancur handed seven match ban for alleged racial slur

Rodrigo Bentancur's been handed a seven-match domestic ban by the FA for a racial slur against Son Heung-min.

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00:00My representative called me and told me that they had notified me that the sanction would be lifted.

00:07So my representative called me anyway.

00:10They haven't communicated with the club yet.

00:13But unfortunately I already knew more or less where my hand was going.

00:17So now the sanction has been lifted.

00:20So I'm calm in the national team.

00:22Now my priority is to be here.

00:24Then we'll see when I have to go back there.

00:27I love Rodrigo a bit. I love him.

00:31We had a lot of good memories.

00:34We started playing together when he joined.

00:41He apologized straight afterwards when we had a holiday.

00:47When he came back to the training ground for the pre-season, he felt really sorry.

00:53He almost cried when he apologized in public and personally as well.

01:00He felt like he was feeling really sorry.

01:04We all humans make mistakes.

01:06We learn from it.

01:08But I love Rodrigo a bit. I love him.

01:12He made a mistake, but I have no problem at all.