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Son responded graciously to Betancourt’s apology. In a social media post, Son expressed his understanding and acceptance of the apology and wrote: “I’ve spoken with Lolo. He made a mistake, he knows this and apologized. Lolo would not mean to ever say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all. We’re past this, we’re united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one.
As part of their response, Tottenham will be implementing further educational programs for all players. These initiatives are designed to promote understanding and respect for diverse cultures and backgrounds, aligning with the club’s diversity, equality, and inclusion objectives.
They issued a statement, which read: “Following a comment from Rodrigo Bentancur in an interview video clip and the player’s subsequent public apology, the Club has been providing assistance in ensuring a positive outcome on the 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 fanbase and playing squads. Discrimination of any kind has no place at our Club, within our game or within wider society.”
A statement from the charity read: “Kick It Out has received a significant number of reports about Rodrigo Bentancur’s comments regarding his Tottenham team-mate Heung-Min Son. These reports have already been sent to the club and relevant authorities.
“We recognise Bentancur has acknowledged the offence caused, however it highlights a wider issue that heavily affects East Asian and wider communitiesTottenham have since released their own statement, saying: “Following a comment from Rodrigo Bentancur in an interview video clip and the player’s subsequent public apology, the club has been providing assistance in ensuring a positive outcome on the matter. This will include further education for all players in line with our diversity, equality and inclusion objectives..
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