Simon Jordan criticizes the loophole that allowed the suspension of Rodrigo Bentancur, but Enzo Fernández avoided the punishment

Simon Jordan has highlighted why Enzo Fernandez escaped the kind of punishment that left Tottenham reeling over Rodrigo Bentancur.

Spurs' Uruguayan midfielder, Bentancur, received a seven-match ban and a fine of £100,000 by the football association.

The case is related to a racial insult he made against a club colleague Son Heung-min and South Koreans during an interview on Uruguayan television.

The incident that occurred in June this year has been compared to that of Chelsea Fernández, who filmed herself singing a racist chant about France and Kylian Mbappé three months later.

No investigation or punishment was carried out by the FAwhich former Crystal Palace owner Jordan explained on talkSPORT.

“Fernandez said something equally challenging at Chelsea, but he gets away with it because of jurisdiction rules“, said.

“So there is an inconsistency in the way you approach these things because the FA could not sanction Fernández.

“He is playing in the FA Premier League, but because he was playing outside their jurisdiction, as released by Chelsea, he was under the jurisdiction of another government.”

Fernández was on international duty at the time celebrating his country's victory. America's Cup Final victory over Canada.

That meant that fifa He took charge of the investigation and punishment, instead of the FA.

FIFA said they were “investigating” the incident but were waiting to hear from CONMEBOL, South American soccer's governing body, before deciding to take any disciplinary action.

In the case of Bentancur, although the interview was on Uruguayan television, at that time he was playing for Spurs and therefore under the jurisdiction of the FA.

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Fernández was not the only potential beneficiary of this legal loophole either, as Spain and Manchester City Rodri also escapes an accusation from the FA in August.

The midfielder starred in a Euro 2024 final victory over England and then, when he returned to Madrid for the celebrations, he was seen on stage singing 'Gibraltar is Spanish'.

On that occasion the matter was addressed by UEFA as he was on international duty, and was handed a one-match ban by European football's governing body for breaching “decent conduct”.

Rodri missed a single League of Nations match, while Bentancur's seven matches will leave him out of a number of key issues.

Spurs' next games are: Manchester City (away), Fulham (home), Bournemouth (away), Chelsea (away), Southampton (away), Manchester United (away), Carabao Cup, Liverpool (away).