Vinicius Jr erupts after red card as his reaction sparks controversy around the world

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Vinicius Jr went from celebrating what appeared to be Real Madrid’s second goal against Villarreal to receiving a straight red card after a VAR review. Replays showed the Brazilian pulling Nathan Saliba’s hair during the build-up, prompting referee Isidro Díaz de Mera to disallow the goal and dismiss him for violent conduct. Vinicius reacted angrily and had to be restrained by teammates before later apologizing to his team and its supporters, without mentioning Saliba in his message.

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00:01Vinicius Jr. thought he had scored Real Madrid's second goal against Villarreal but a VR review

00:07completely changed the celebration. Replays showed Vinicius pulling Nathan Saliba's hair

00:13during the build-up. Referee Isidro Diaz demerit disallowed the goal and showed the Brazilian

00:18a straight red card for violent conduct.

00:36Vinicius responded by screaming toward the referee as teammates held him back, sparking

00:42further criticism of his behavior. He later apologized to Real Madrid and its supporters

00:47on Instagram but his message did not mention Saliba.

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