Madrid, Oct. 15 -- Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr has been banned for four matches by the Disciplinary Committee of the Spanish Football Federation following the red card he received in his side's 1-0 home win over Villarreal on Saturday.
Vinicius was sent off in the 73rd minute by referee Isidro Diaz de Mera after appearing to score for his side.
However, following a VAR review, the goal was ruled out and Vinicius was shown a red card for pulling the hair of Villarreal midfielder Nathan Saliba in an off-the-ball incident.
The player was given a two-match ban for the foul because the incident was "with the ball not being disputed," with a further two matches imposed for the "aggressive attitude and needing to be held back by his teammat...