Real Madrid's Vinícius red-carded for pulling hair of Villarreal player
· Yahoo Sports
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.
Vinícius was celebrating after scoring for Madrid when the referee was called by the video assistant to review the moments before his goal.
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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.
Madrid was left leading 1-0 with 10 men from the 73rd minute.
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