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Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) was eventually suspended for two games.
The Spanish Football Association (RFEF) announced on the 8th (Korea time) that Vinicius would be suspended for two league games. Vinicius was directly sent off in the 34th minute of the second half in the 12th round of the Spanish Primera Liga at Estadio de Mestalla in Valencia, Spain, on the 4th.
Valencia goalkeeper Stol Dimitrievsky exploded when he said something that got on his nerves to the slumping Vinicius. Vinicius rose immediately and pushed Dimitrievsky's face with his hands. Dimitrievsky immediately collapsed, complaining of pain.
The referee brought out a red card to Vinicius after VAR (Video Read) 'Onfield Review'. As Vinicius strongly protested and headed to the referee, Antonio Rudiger made him off the ground with a hand-to-hand defense.
Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 despite the numerical inferiority of 10 people fighting. Valencia took the lead in the 27th minute with Hugo Duro's first goal. Real Madrid's substitute Luka Modric scored the equalizer in the 40th minute of the second half. In the 50th minute of extra time in the second half, Jude Belliam scored a dramatic come-from-behind winning goal to make up for the missed penalty.
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The disciplinary action will prevent Vinicius from playing in Las Palmas on the 20th and Valladolid on the 26th. The disciplinary action is only applied to the league, so the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup (Supercopa de España) against Mallorca in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 10th can be played.
He could not avoid the aftermath. Vinicius was under heavy fire. Fans posted on social media that `This is why Vinicius will never win the Ballon d'Or', 'Without Rudiger, Vinicius would have beaten the referee. He acts like that every game. People must sound the alarm, and the words of condemnation such as, 'The referee finally withdrew Vinicius from his disgusting and unprofessional conduct.
Vinicius failed to win the award in October last year after falling behind Rodri (Man City) at the 2024 Ballon d'Or Awards. But with Real Madrid's 'Boycott', it became 'Half Festival'.
Vinicius was initially the most likely candidate for the Ballon d'Or. In Spain, reports said Vinicius's award for the Ballon d'Or has been decided since September.
Vinicius was the star of Real Madrid 'Double' last season. Real Madrid won the Spanish Primera Liga and the European Champions League. Vinicius had a fantastic performance with 24 goals and 11 assists.
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Real Madrid President Florentino Perez personally ordered a boycott when Vinicius's award failed. There was no single senior official at the ceremony, including a Real Madrid player. Vinicius said on his personal social media at the time that "I'll jump ten times more if I need to. They are not ready yet"I shot the organizers.
However, he was honored with the award of the 'Men's Player of the Year' at the"The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024" organized by FIFA last month. Vinicius became the first Brazilian player in 17 years to be named 'FIFA Player of the Year' after Kaka in 2007.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
