{"id":643,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/643","headline":"Vinicius banned four games, will miss Clasico","dek":"The Spanish Football Federation suspended Real Madrid's forward after a hair-pulling red card against Villarreal, ruling him out of the October 25th meeting with Barcelona.","body":"Vinicius Junior is out for four LaLiga games after his red card in Real Madrid's win over Villarreal, and that stretch covers the Clasico against Barcelona on October 25th.\n\nThe Spanish Football Federation's ruling cited a two-game suspension for violent conduct away from the play, with no chance of contesting the ball or during a stoppage, along with additional penalty or penalties attached to the incident, which stemmed from a hair-pulling altercation.\n\nReal Madrid have indicated they plan to appeal the sanction, so the timeline is not necessarily final. For now, though, the club's plans for the Clasico will have to go on without one of its most dangerous attackers, a notable absence given the magnitude of the fixture on the calendar.\n\nNothing further has been detailed about the appeal process or when a decision might come down.","published_at":"2026-10-14T23:18:50.247625+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Madrid's Vini Jr. gets 4-game ban after hair-pull red card; will miss Clásico","url":"https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/50182804/real-madrid-vinicius-junior-suspension-red-card-clasico"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"OFFICIAL: Vinicius will miss El Clásico, suspended four games","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/official-vinicius-miss-el-cl-173816260.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Vinicius Jr gets four-game ban after red card for hair-pulling incident, will miss El Clasico","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7683489/2026/10/14/vinicius-junior-ban-hair-pull-clasico-madrid/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Real Madrid will ‘do everything’ to reduce Vinicius’ suspension despite growing Clasico doubts","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-everything-reduce-vinicius-074500606.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rival watch: Real Madrid will fight to reduce Vinicius’ ban in bid to save his Clasico hopes vs Barcelona","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rival-watch-real-madrid-fight-080500163.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Real Madrid superstar set for at least two-match suspension with extra ban possible over reaction","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-superstar-set-least-060300314.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vinicius Jr to miss Barcelona game because of ban","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vinicius-jr-miss-barcelona-game-181458299.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vinicius Junior hair-pull red card gets him El Clasico suspension for Real Madrid vs Barcelona","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vinicius-junior-hair-pull-red-183859152.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr banned for four games and will miss El Clasico vs. Barcelona","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/real-madrid-vinicius-jr-banned-four-games-el-clasico-barcelona/"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Vinicius Junior Banned 4 Matches For Hair-Pulling Incident, Will Miss El Clásico","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/vinicius-junior-banned-4-matches-hair-pulling-incident-will-miss-el-clasico"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Real's Vinicius Junior out of El Clasico as he gets four-match ban","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/reals-vinicius-junior-el-clasico-201854533.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Real Madrid Star Vinicius Jr Hit With Brutal Blow Ahead of El Clasico","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-star-vinicius-jr-211415359.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Vinícius Júnior handed four-match ban and set to miss El Clásico","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vin-cius-j-nior-handed-233800229.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}