Son Heung-min has said that Rodrigo Bentancur “almost cried” when he apologised for his comments about the Tottenham Hotspur captain. 27-year-old Bentancur said South Korean international Son and his cousins “all look the same” on the television programme Por la Camiseta,

The chickens (or cockerels?) are coming home to roost for Rodrigo Bentancur. You could never say the progress of justice is speedy, but after making racist comments with regards to Son Heung-min on Uruguayan television,

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has expressed his “love” for team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur, despite the Uruguay midfielder making an alleged racist remark about the South Korean over the summer.The former Juventus player was charged last Thursday with an alleged misconduct breach by the Football Association in relation to a media interview.