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Vinicius Junior handed four-match ban, ruled out of El Clasico after hair-pull
October 14, 2026 at 07:01 PM
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12 reports · 11 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
The Spanish federation's disciplinary committee has suspended Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior for four matches after his red card against Villarreal, ruling him out of El Clasico.
- The disciplinary committee announced Wednesday a four-match ban — two for the red card and two for protesting to the referee.
- He will miss La Liga matches against Sevilla, Racing, Valencia and Barcelona's visit on October 25 in El Clasico.
- Vinicius was sent off Saturday after a VAR review disallowed his goal for pulling Villarreal midfielder Nathan Saliba's hair in the build-up.
- Vinicius apologized on Instagram, writing "sorry to the team and the fans."
- Real Madrid said it would appeal the four-match ban, seeking to reduce the suspension to three games.
- Real Madrid's official television channel alleged the club faces harsher treatment in domestic competition than in European tournaments.
- Jose Mourinho questioned the timing of the ban, announced an hour before Real Madrid's Champions League match against Roma.










