Vinícius Júnior

Madrid prevailed in a tense Supercopa de Espana semi-final with Mallorca to set up a meeting with their arch-rivals in Saudi Arabia

Vinicius Junior has been given a two-game suspension for violent conduct after he was sent off against Valencia. Vinicius Jr was shown a straight red card for pushing goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski during the second half of Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga win at Valencia on Friday. The push was initially missed by referee Cesar Soto Grado, who needed to check the pitchside monitor before sending the 24-year-old off. The Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee confirmed a two-game suspension on Tuesday evening, plus a €700 fine for Madrid and a further €600 fine for Vinicius Jr.

Mbappe is finding form, Bellingham has started having a big impact in attacking situations again and Vinicius Jr has been, well, Vinicius Jr

Vinicius Junior was crowned the men’s player of the year at the FIFA Best awards but there were some interesting votes elsewhere

Not only did Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Bellingham all score on Tuesday, they showed a level of commitment that bodes well for the future

Atalanta and Real Madrid, as expected, served up a cracking Champions League match on Tuesday evening

Losing Vinicius Jr to an anticipated three-week injury lay-off is a significant blow for Madrid. But could it help Kylian Mbappe?

With the winner of the men's 2024 Ballon d'Or being announced on Monday, two of our writers make the case for their preferred candidate.

Vinicius Junior was already the favourite for the Ballon d'Or — then he went and scored a superb hat-trick to underline his credentials

The major talking points from a dramatic night to begin matchweek three in the Champions League

Madrid's right-back suffers a serious knee ligament injury and will undergo surgery, but Kylian Mbappe is a surprise starter in victory

A fan has been fined €60,001 (£50,686; $66,707) and banned from sports stadiums for two years by Spain’s Superior Sports Council (CSD) for racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior online. The CSD confirmed on Tuesday that the “very serious sanction” had been handed down in response to the fan’s comments on social media platform X, and added that the details would be “passed on to the Prosecutor’s Office in case they constitute a hate crime”. It was judged that the fan had made “numerous insults of a racist nature and images of the...

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior has said he and his team-mates will walk off the pitch if they suffer racist abuse. The 24-year-old Brazil international has been targeted with racist abuse from opposition fans in stadiums and on social media platforms. In March, the forward broke down in tears during an emotional press conference as he said that racism was getting worse because perpetrators were going unpunished and he felt “less and less like playing football”. “We do need to leave the field so things can change as soon as possible,” Vinicius Jr told CNN. “At...

Madrid finished their pre-season tour of the U.S. in style against Chelsea. Next up, Atalanta in the European Super Cup

A Spanish court has found an individual guilty of racially abusing Real Madrid players Vinicius Junior and Antonio Rudiger online. The defendant was ordered to serve an eight-month prison sentence, which was suspended on the condition of their participation in a programme of equal treatment and non-discrimination. The individual was also banned from participating in the online comments section of Spanish media outlet Marca, where he made the derogatory comments about Vinicius Jr and Rudiger under various pseudonyms, for 20 months. The defendant was found guilty of “directing serious...

Brazil came to the Copa America party with an impressive display in Las Vegas

Neymar was incredulous when Vinicius Jr was withdrawn from Brazil's draw with Costa Rica – but he is yet to hit the heights for his country

The Brazilian took centre stage at Wembley, just as he always does for Real Madrid in finals