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Real Madrid's Vinícius red-carded for pulling hair of Villarreal player

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 10). Real Madrid's Vinícius red-carded for pulling hair of Villarreal player. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/real-madrid-s-vin-cius-red-carded-for-pulling-hair-of-villarreal-player/article_eb17edd9-4061-5f43-86ba-fb1c56aec633.html

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In a La Liga match on Saturday, Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior received a direct red card for pulling Villarreal player Nathan Saliba's hair during a sprint down the field. This occurred after Vinícius had scored a goal that was initially celebrated but then reviewed by the video assistant referee (VAR), leading to the disqualification and leaving Real Madrid with ten players for the remainder of the game while trailing 1-0.

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Vinícius Júnior, a forward for Real Madrid, was sent off with a direct red card in a La Liga game against Villarreal on Saturday. Vinícius had scored what he believed to be a goal but was later penalized after the video assistant referee (VAR) reviewed footage showing that he had pulled the hair of Villarreal player Nathan Saliba during their sprint down the field, leading to his dismissal from the game in the 73rd minute. Despite playing with only ten men for the remainder of the match, Real Madrid managed a tight 1-0 victory over Villarreal, maintaining their position six points behind league leaders Barcelona.

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MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior was sent off with a direct red card for pulling the hair of a Villarreal player in their La Liga game on Saturday. asserted

Júnior → send → Saturday

Vinícius was celebrating after scoring for Madrid when the referee was called by the video assistant to review the moments before his goal. asserted

referee → celebrate → goal

The referee waived off the goal and pulled out a red card for Vinícius for having tugged hard on the hair of Villarreal’s Nathan Saliba when they were sprinting down the field. asserted

they → waive → field

Madrid was left leading 1-0 with 10 men from the 73rd minute. asserted

Madrid → leave → minute

Real Madrid's Vinícius red-carded for pulling hair of Villarreal player

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