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Brazilian footballer (born 2000)
Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior, known mononymously as Vinícius, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, technique, and dribbling ability.
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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional association football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football.
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Vinicius Junior had what looked like a second goal for Real Madrid taken away by VAR after the review showed him pulling the hair of Villarreal defender Nathan Saliba in the build-up. The referee then sent Vinicius off for violent conduct, the standard punishment under the laws of the game for a deliberate hair pull…
Real Madrid forward has a goal disallowed, is sent off for the hair-pull offence and could miss the next three games.
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho cancelled his post-match press conference after Vinicius Jr received a red card.