Tottenham Hotspur has formally appealed the severity of midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-game ban imposed by the Football Association for a racist slur against teammate Son Heung-min. The club accepts the guilty finding but argues that the punishment is too harsh. Bentancur will miss several key matches, including Premier League fixtures against major rivals and a League Cup quarter-final, while his appeal is pending. The FA’s ruling followed comments made during a media interview in Uruguay, which Bentancur later described as a ‘very bad joke.’