Which Tottenham games will Rodrigo Bentancur miss after FA ban?

Tottenham volition beryllium without cardinal midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur for the weeks up aft helium was deed with a seven-game prohibition and £100,000 good by the Football Association (FA).

The Uruguayan planetary was successful September charged by the FA for suggesting that South Korean team-mate Heung-min Son and his cousins “all look the same”. 

Bentancur, who made the remark during an interrogation broadcast successful his autochthonal Uruguay backmost successful June, quickly apologised for the remark, claiming it was a “very atrocious joke”. 

“An autarkic Regulatory Commission has imposed a seven-match suspension and £100,000 good connected Rodrigo Bentancur for a breach of FA Rule E3 successful narration to a media interview,” the FA said successful a connection connected Monday.

“It was alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder breached FA Rule E3.1 arsenic helium acted successful an improper mode and/or utilized abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the crippled into disrepute. It was further alleged that this constitutes an “aggravated breach”, which is defined successful FA Rule E3.2, arsenic it included a notation – whether explicit oregon implied – to nationality and/or contention and/or taste origin.

“Rodrigo Bentancur denied this charge, but the autarkic Regulatory Commission recovered it to beryllium proven and imposed his sanctions pursuing a hearing.”

Standard Sport understands the midfielder was looking astatine a minimum six-game suspension, portion the toughest punishment would person been 12 games banned.

Bentancur is acceptable to beryllium unavailable for Spurs domestically until Boxing Day connected December 26 but volition stay disposable for European football, truthful tin inactive diagnostic successful his side’s upcoming Europa League fixtures against Roma and Rangers.

He volition beryllium retired Spurs’ archetypal crippled backmost aft the planetary interruption distant astatine Manchester City, with the sojourn of Italian giants Roma to northbound London past followed by successive Premier League meetings with Fulham, Bournemouth and Chelsea earlier erstwhile Celtic brag Ange Postecoglou returns to Glasgow with a travel to Ibrox to instrumentality connected Rangers.

Bentancur volition beryllium retired again for the pursuing crippled astatine Southampton and past crucially the Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Manchester United astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium connected December 19, which is followed by a immense location showdown with leaders Liverpool 3 days later.

The erstwhile Juventus prima volition look to instrumentality astatine Nottingham Forest connected Boxing Day, aft which Spurs big Wolves to spot retired 2024 and past invited Newcastle successful their archetypal crippled of the New Year earlier making the abbreviated travel to Arsenal successful the northbound London derby.

Manchester City vs Tottenham – November 23

Tottenham vs Fulham – December 1

Bournemouth vs Tottenham – December 5

Tottenham vs Chelsea – December 8

Southampton vs Tottenham – December 15

Tottenham vs Manchester United (Carabao Cup quarter-final) - December 19

Tottenham vs Liverpool - December 22

(All games successful Premier League unless stated otherwise)