6 news, on June 20, Tottenham captain and South Korean forward Son Heung-min responded on social media to being "racized" by teammate Bentancur. He said that Bentancur had realized the mistake and apologized. He and himself Teammates will stick together.
Bentancur joked on a show broadcast in Uruguay earlier this month that Son Heung-min and his cousins all look the same, saying: "Son Heung-min, or Son Heung-min's cousins, they watch "
Previously, in a Uruguayan program, the host said to Bentancur, "I already have your jersey, can you give me a Korean player's jersey?"
Bentancur laughed. He replied, "sonny? It doesn't matter what his cousin's jersey is, they all look the same anyway."
After the show was broadcast, Bentancur's racist remarks against East Asians caused an uproar on social media. Bentancur Kuhl officially apologized on social media, "Hey! Bro, I want to apologize to you for what happened. It was just a bad joke! You know I love you bro and I would never be rude to you, no way. Harm you or others. Love you brother!"
Tottenham Club's official social media also posted: We fully support our captain Son Heung-min. He believes that the incident can be brought to an end and the team can focus on the upcoming new season.
We are very proud of our diverse, global fan base and player base. Discrimination of any kind has no place in our club, our sport and society as a whole.
In response, Sun Xingmin wrote in English on his personal social media: "I have talked with Bentancur about this matter. He made a mistake and he knows it. And he has apologized to me. Bentancur It was not Curle's intention to say anything offensive. We are all brothers and nothing has changed. Let's move on and let's stay together and fight for our club before the season. Fight. sonny."
Regarding Son Heung-min's attitude, netizens commented, "Korean people are spineless. If Bentancur dares to discriminate against us, five stars will be hung on the roof of the Uruguayan Presidential Palace the next day. Red flag."
"Compared to the prince of Real Madrid, this is just a little joke among friends"
"Where does he have the confidence to discriminate against others?"
"Dong Lu: Sun Xingmin is a grandson who bullies the weak and fears the strong."
"Hahaha, he stepped out for others. Is it so humble to clarify that he is so sneaky?"
"I don't understand how it becomes discrimination by saying that he looks very similar to his cousin."
"Son, don't lie to yourself, he is discriminating against you"
"A female host in China People agreed: Son Heung-han and Son Heung-min look exactly the same!”
