Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior and defender Lucas Vazquez are set to miss the club’s final La Liga matches of the season with injuries. Los Blancos said Monday Vinicius has been diagnosed with an ankle sprain, while Vazquez has a thigh injury, with Spanish media reporting they may not return until the Club World Cup. Reigning champions Madrid lost against …

Real Madrid attacker Vinicius Junior won the FIFA has Best men’s Player of the Year award at a ceremony in Doha on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati picked up the women’s prize for the second time. The award comes two months after 24-year-old Vinicius was second in the Ballon d’Or, with Real electing to snub the ceremony when they …

Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid bounce back from two consecutive home defeats with a 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday. Hammered by Barcelona in a league Clasico and then outplayed by AC Milan in the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti’s side badly needed this confidence-boosting victory at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Spanish and European …

Real Madrid forward and Brazilian international Vinicius Junior is reportedly poised to miss the opportunity to claim the 2024 Ballon d’Or, according to renowned football journalist Fabrizio Romano. Romano stated in a tweet posted on Monday that the pacey winger “will not” travel to Paris, France, to attend the award ceremony scheduled for Monday night. Romano also revealed that neither …

A Mallorca fan who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior and former Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze was sentenced to a year in prison and issued a three-year stadium ban on Thursday. The supporter was “found guilty of two crimes against moral integrity, aggravated by the fact that he acted with racist motives”, Real Madrid said in a statement. The …