Vinícius Júnior

Neymar was incredulous when Vinicius Jr was withdrawn from Brazil's draw with Costa Rica – but he is yet to hit the heights for his country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

Madrid's two star players are fighting it out for football's most prestigious individual award

The Brazilian's two goals helped save Madrid in their Champions League semi-final first leg away to Bayern Munich

Jude Bellingham believes “more needs to be done” by football authorities after the latest incident of racist abuse in La Liga. On Saturday, a Mallorca fan was shown on televised footage making a monkey gesture after Bellingham’s Real Madrid team-mate Aurelien Tchouameni scored the only goal of the game. Mallorca said in a statement on Sunday they were working with police to identify the individual. It was not the first time such an incident has occurred at Mallorca: in February 2023, a home fan also racially abused Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior. The Brazil forward has...

Those close to Vinicius Jr think Tuesday's 'anti-racism friendly' between Spain and Brazil in Madrid was a missed opportunity

On Monday, Vinicius Jr gave an emotional press conference in the fight against racism. This is what it was like to be there

The draw for the last eight is complete – and our experts have analysed the big storylines

The Brazilian has progressed through several stages in his time at the Bernabeu. He's causing havoc in his latest

La Liga has reported alleged racist chanting directed towards Vinicius Junior outside Atletico Madrid’s stadium to the Madrid prosecutor’s office. Real Madrid have also filed a complaint to the state attorney general’s office for “crimes of hate and discrimination”. The chants took place ahead of Atletico’s Champions League last-16 clash against Italian club Inter Milan on Wednesday, with the home side progressing to the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout win. Despite the racist chanting taking place ahead of a match under the jurisdiction of UEFA —...

Since 2018, Madrid have assembled a frightening collection of young talent — and they look set to become even stronger this summer

The Brazilian left Mestalla as the man of the match, a perfect response to last season's fixture, and this one too

La Liga has been planning for months to minimise trouble for Saturday's game, which could attract Valencia's biggest crowd of the season

Sacrificing Bellingham's box-crashing runs does not seem wise at this current stage, but some signings are just too good to resist

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti described Vinicius Junior as the ‘best in the world’ after his performance in the four-goal victory over Girona. Vinicius Jr opened the scoring for Ancelotti’s side before providing assists for Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo Goes as Madrid ran out comfortable winners in Saturday evening’s La Liga clash. Bellingham netted twice as Madrid stretched their lead over Girona to five points at the top of the league standings but it was Vinicius who came in for special praise from his boss after the match. “He’s the best in the...

Real Madrid looked lost without Bellingham during the first half at Las Palmas – then their Brazilian superstar stepped up...

La Liga will investigate chants aimed at Vinicius Junior from a group of Atletico Madrid fans ahead of their Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid on Thursday. The Athletic recorded footage ahead of the game which showed a group of Atletico Madrid supporters chanting: “Vinicius, you are a monkey”. The video was filmed directly after Real Madrid’s team bus passed through the car park outside Atletico Madrid’s Civitas Metropolitan Stadium. La Liga are aware of the footage and are now investigating the incident. Copa del Rey matches fall under the jurisdiction of the...

The Brazilian had scored three goals in 15 matches against Barcelona. Then came Sunday night