The Regulatory Commission said: "In all the circumstances, we consider that, in terms of culpability and consequences, this breach falls towards the lower end of the guideline range but not the lowest point.

"Cases can easily be envisaged which are less serious than this, but nevertheless subject to the minimum suspension of six matches.

"In our view, the appropriate sanction is (i) a suspension of seven matches, (ii) a financial penalty commensurate with the available financial information, and (iii) a mandatory education programme."

In deciding on Rodrigo Bentancur's sanction, the Regulatory Commission said they considered, among other things:

• Bentancur's high profile
• The large internet followings of the journalist interviewing him
• Bentancur having no known evidence of similar offences
• And the fact Bentancur did not himself post or re-post his comments

The Regulatory Commission also acknowledged Bentancur did not "intend his comments to cause offence to his friend, Son Heung-min, or to anyone else".

The Regulatory Commission added "we consider his remorse was and is genuine."

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The Regulatory Commission considered Rodrigo Bentancur's explanation, but said the words the midfielder used were "clearly abusive and insulting".

In their conclusion, the Regulatory Commission wrote: "Even on the basis of the player’s evidence and submissions, we consider the player’s conduct in using the words he did, in the full context in which they were used, was clearly abusive and insulting, and would amount to misconduct.

"Even if the player intended those words to be a 'sarcastic and gentle rebuke'...to respond in those terms would be objectively regarded as insulting and/or abusive and highly offensive.

"We agree with The FA’s submission: it would clearly be universally regarded as such."

The FA's Reasoned Decisions includes Rodrigo Bentancur's explanation.

The midfielder told the FA's panel he was "surprised and uncomfortable" by comments made by the journalist interviewing him.

In a statement from the player, sent to the FA on his behalf by Tottenham, Rodrigo said his reply was "sarcastic and a gentle rebuke".

Rodrigo added "the context of the exchange clearly shows [he] is being sarcastic".

Quite a few of you have messaged asking why Enzo Fernandez has not received a similar ban to Rodrigo Bentancur.

In July, Chelsea midfielder Fernandez posted a video that the French Football Federation said included an alleged "racist and discriminatory" chant.

The 23-year-old's French team-mate Wesley Fofana posted an image of the video on Instagram and labelled it as "uninhibited racism".

Defender Fofana later said Fernandez is "not racist" - and added has accepted an apology from the Argentina midfielder.

The incident is considered part of Fifa and CONMEBOL's remit as it happened at the Copa America, not the FA's.

That effectively means Fernandez has avoided the FA's six to 12-match ban that it stipulates for discriminatory behaviour or language.

Although it was in June, the Bentancur incident occurred on his own time, and that is under the FA's jurisdiction because he’s a participant in English football.

Bentancur will now miss the following games for Tottenham:

• Saturday: Man City (a)
• 1 December: Fulham (h)
• 5 December: Bournemouth (a)
• 8 December Chelsea (h)
• 15 December: Southampton (a)
• 19 December: Man Utd (h - EFL Cup)
• 22 December: Liverpool (h)

Bentancur can play in Tottenham's Europa League games against Roma on 28 November and at Rangers on 12 December. The midfielder can also play in Uruguay's World Cup qualifier against Brazil on Wednesday.

He will be eligible to return to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest on 26 December.

Tottenham have not posted anything on social media or on their website just yet.

Back in June, the club reposted Son Heung-min's response to Rodrigo Bentancur with the caption:

“Following a comment from Rodrigo Bentancur in an interview video clip and the player’s subsequent apology, the club has been providing assistance in ensuring a positive outcome on this matter.

"This will include further education for all players in line with our diversity, equality and inclusion objectives.

"We fully support that our captain Sonny feels that he can draw a line under the incident and that the team can focus on the new season ahead.

"We are extremely proud of our diverse, global franchise and playing squads. Discrimination of any kind has no place at our club, within our game, or wider society.”

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Yes.

Rodrigo Bentancur has received a seven-match ban from the FA, which does not have jurisdiction over the Europa League.

So, although Bentancur will not be available for Spurs' next seven domestic matches, he could still play in the Europa League.

The Football Association said: "An independent Regulatory Commission has imposed a seven-match suspension and £100,000 fine on Rodrigo Bentancur for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a media interview.

"It was alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder breached FA Rule E3.1 as he acted in an improper manner and/or used abusive and/or insulting words and/or brought the game into disrepute. It was further alleged that this constitutes an “aggravated breach”, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included a reference – whether express or implied – to nationality and/or race and/or ethnic origin.

"Rodrigo Bentancur denied this charge, but the independent Regulatory Commission found it to be proven and imposed his sanctions following a hearing. Its written reasons for these decisions can be seen below."

In the summer, Son Heung-min said Rodrigo Bentancur had apologised to him.

"I've spoken to Lolo," said Son in June. "He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised.

"Lolo would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all.

"We're passed this, we're united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one."

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur used a racial slur when talking about team-mate Son Heung-min on Uruguayan TV in June.

Bentancur later apologised on Instagram and said his comments were a "very bad joke".

At the time, anti-discrimination charity Kick it Out said it had received a "significant number" of complaints about Bentancur's racial slur, which highlighted "a wider issue that heavily affects East Asian and wider communities".

Some breaking news.

The FA have given Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur a seven-match suspension and a £100,000 fine for comments he made during a media interview in June.

With Lee Carsley interim spell over, Thomas Tuchel will be in the dugout the next time England play.

When and where that is will be dictated by the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw, which takes place on 13 December in Zurich.

European sides will be drawn into groups of four or five teams. If England are drawn in a group of five then Tuchel's first two games in charge will be England's opening two qualifiers in March 2025.

If they are drawn in a group of four then their qualifying campaign will begin in September, with the March slots filled by two friendlies.

England will be in pot one of the qualifying draw because they are currently ranked fourth in the world rankings.

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Republic of Ireland

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Heimir Hallgrimsson said he was "lost for words" after his Republic of Ireland side "gave up" during a second-half collapse that led to a crushing 5-0 Nations League defeat by England at Wembley.

"Six minutes of kind of madness," he said. "Yeah, it was a shock, conceding a penalty, conceding a goal, losing a player. We probably lost our heads at this moment, leading into a second goal and a third goal. And from there you can see, yeah, we maybe lost our head, gave up."

The former Iceland boss, who replaced Stephen Kenny earlier this year, added: "We've talked and I said before we're struggling with confidence, and they clearly took away all confidence from what we did really well in the first half.

"So, yeah, you cannot explain things like this. It's just happened, a slap in the face and was difficult to come back from it."

England

The Football Association's chief executive, Mark Bullingham, has paid tribute to Lee Carsley.

Bullingham said: "I would like to thank Lee Carsley and his coaching team for their hard work and results in the last six games.

"Lee has achieved the main objective from the six fixtures this autumn: securing promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League.

"He has selected some exciting new players and will be providing Thomas Tuchel and Anthony Barry with a very detailed handover as they start work on our qualifying campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

"The players have really enjoyed working with Lee and his team – they have made a real impact in their interim roles. Lee will now return to the Under-21s and will continue to play a vital role supporting the seniors by developing England’s best young players.

"His leadership and coaching gives us the best possible chance of back-to-back U21 Euro wins next summer, and he will continue to play a big part in elite football development across the FA."

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Republic of Ireland

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Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson speaking to RTE:

"First half was like we wanted it but it's easy to say we had a good first half but when you lose 5-0 there's nothing you can say."

Asked if the red card denied the Irish a possible result, he added: "We'll never know that. It was six, eight minutes of madness, ending up with conceding a penalty. Losing the ball is one thing, not reacting is another and conceding a penalty, losing a player, it was a lot of shock. 1-0 and then in your face you get a second and I just felt we lost our heads at that moment. After that, there was no way back.

"We kind of just gave up. Easy to stand outside and criticise the players but it was a crazy moment that killed everything, not only the gameplan but the momentum and fight seemed to be taken away from them.

"There is hardly anything I can say now. You try to pick the positives and the positive was the first half."

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Lee Carsley says the Wembley dugout can be "a lonely place when you're not winning" as he reflects on his England tenure.

Carsley won five out of his six games in interim charge but admits he is still frustrated by his only defeat - a 2-1 home loss by Greece when he named an experimental attacking line-up.

"Even though we won five of the six, I straight away go back to that game we should have won at Wembley," he added.

"It's definitely a lonely place in that dugout when you're not winning at Wembley. We’ll keep improving and keeping pushing the players and ourselves."

Reflecting on his spell in charge as a whole, he added: "I definitely felt like I have been out of my comfort zone but not beyond my capabilities. I never felt at any point I was drowning or I was struggling.

"I've taken the confidence that myself and the rest of the staff will be OK. I think we have got stronger as the [international] windows have gone on.

"You are always learning a lot about yourself when you're in a position you are not used to. I think the most pleasing thing is the younger players coming through."

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