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

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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, received a direct red card during a La Liga match against Villarreal on Saturday. The incident occurred when Vinícius celebrated a goal but was then reviewed by the video assistant referee (VAR). It was determined that he had pulled the hair of Nathan Saliba, a player from Villarreal, while sprinting down the field. As a result, Vinícius was expelled from the game, and Real Madrid were forced to play with only ten players for the remaining time. The team maintained their lead at 1-0 until the end of the match.

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Topics

La Liga MADRID Real Madrid Villarreal

Subjects

MADRID GPE · 3× Villarreal ORG · 2× Vinícius PERSON · 2× La Liga ORG · 1× Nathan Saliba PERSON · 1× Real Madrid ORG · 1× Vinícius Júnior PERSON · 1×

Narrative

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.
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2026-10-10 · Toronto Star
Real Madrid's Vinícius red-carded for pulling hair of Villarreal player · assertive framing

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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
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