Vinícius claims he is targeted by referees and says flair players need protection

By Associated PressThursday 15 October · 16:49

Madrid forward banned for four games after recent red ‘In the end, the yellow cards always seem to go to Vini’ Vinícius Júnior is not happy with how he is being treated by referees and wants more protection for talented players such as himself, Lamine Yamal and Julián Álvarez. Vinícius spoke out after Real Madrid’s 4-3 come-from-behind win at Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Brazil forward also acknowledged he was going through a slump, but said he had “no doubt” he would regain hi

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