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Vinicius urged judges to better protect stars like him and Yamal

Vinicius in the match with “Villarreal” canceled the goal for the fact that he before pulled the opponent’s hair. For this and disputes with the Brazilian judge suspended for four games. He believes judges should be punished more often for fouls against him

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Vinicius urged judges to better protect stars like him and Yamal

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior said referees should not allow players to allow such a number of violations on players "who bring something special to the game." His words are quoted by the Associated Press.

The Brazilian on the eve received a four-game suspension for pulling a Villarreal player by his hair on October 10 and then arguing with the referee over the cancellation of a goal and a red card.

I looked at the statistics: 500 fouls were committed against me, and in the end they were given only five red cards. It seems that yellow cards are often given to attacking players. We need to protect those who bring something special to the game, like Lamine (Yamal) at Barcelona or Julian (Alvarez) at Atletico.

According to Vinicius, he did not expect a red card, and then suspension for four matches, because he simply “tried to get the player out of the way” and did not say a single offensive word to the referee. "But when it comes to Vini, things happen too easily," the Brazilian added.

Source: РБК ↗

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