After the FA rule break, the Spurs icon is facing a further ban against Newcastle United. As a result, he will be unable to play against Manchester United and Liverpool.Rodrigo Bentancu, a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, has been issued a ban by the Football Association.
However, he remains susceptible to additional suspensions. Bentancur has been issued a seven-game suspension as a result of a contentious statement regarding his Spurs comrade, Son Heung Min.
Bentancur indicated that all South Koreans “look the same” in an interview broadcast on Uruguayan television.Bentancur was requested to exhibit the uniform of a Spurs player on Canal 10, to which he responded (translated from Spanish):
“Sonny’s?” It is also possible that it is Sonny’s cousin, as they all appear to be identical. It was “a very bad joke,” the 27-year-old immediately acknowledged and apologised. Son appeared to have accepted Bentancur’s contrition, as he expressed his affection for the midfielder.
In September, the Uruguayan international was charged by the FA for “misconduct in relation to a media interview.
” Bentancur has been found guilty of a “aggravated breach” of the rules by an independent regulatory commission tribunal. Additionally, he has been issued a seven-match domestic ban during the holiday season. This will result in Bentancur’s absence from matches against Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea,
and Liverpool in the Premier League, as well as Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. He will be eligible to participate in the Europa League matches against Rangers and Roma. Bentancur will be available for the match against Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day.
Spurs will play their inaugural league match of 2025 against Newcastle United just over a week later. Although Bentancur’s suspension will have expired by that time, there is still a possibility that he may be unable to attend the match against Newcastle as a result of his suspension.
This is due to the fact that Premier League regulations stipulate that any player who accumulates five bookings prior to the 20th match of the league season will be issued a one-match suspension.
Currently, the match will be the 20th game of the season for both Spurs and Newcastle. Consequently, any player who receives their fifth booking of the season in the game preceding the match will be suspended for the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In order to avoid a subsequent suspension, Bentancur must avoid receiving another booking during his return match against Forest or the subsequent match against
Wolverhampton Wanderers, as he has already received four bookings this season. Micky van de Ven, a Spurs defender, is also at risk of suspension due to his four cautions. However, it is probable that he will serve his ban prior to the Newcastle game.
The booking threshold increases to 10 after 32 games and a two-match suspension after the 19th game of the season. Despite the cut-off, a player who is booked for the fifth time in the 19th game of the season is issued a one-match suspension. Dejan Kulusevski, who has three bookings, is another Spurs player who is at risk of suspension.
Yves Bissouma, Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Pedro Porro, and Destiny Udogie each have two infractions and would be required to accumulate an additional three by the conclusion of the Wolves match in order to be suspended. Additionally,
Newcastle has numerous players who are susceptible to suspension in the forthcoming weeks. Dan Burn will serve his five-yellow suspension against West Ham United in the upcoming match, while Fabian Schar and Joelinton are a single booking away from a one-match exile.
Bruno Guimaraes and Sean Longstaff have received two yellow cards this season, while Lewis Hall and Sandro Tonali have received three.
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