📸 New competition, same tricks: Vini Jr. dives and gets booked | OneFootball

It's not even 15 minutes into the game, and Vini Jr. is already in the spotlight at the Club World Cup. The Brazilian is on the pitch with Real Madrid against Al-Hilal and wants to score the first points of the competition. To do this, the Royals and Vini Jr. in particular will likely stop at nothing.

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The winger was almost through, but played the ball a bit too far past his sliding opponent. Vini Jr. jumped up to avoid the tackle, then tried to draw a free kick and a yellow card for Kalidou Koulibaly. The FIFA World Player went down behind the tackle without being touched by an opponent and was rightly shown a yellow card.

Vini Jr. is constantly drawing attention with such actions. Now, however, the superstar should restrain himself, after all, he doesn't need to do that. Let's hope he entertains us with his exceptional class and not with theatrical performances.

On the pitch, the Royals also set the tone early on, with Gonzalo Garcia giving Real Madrid a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute. It's the first goal for coach Xabi Alonso. But shortly after, there was also a premiere on the other side. Rúben Neves converted a penalty to a deserved 1-1 and scored the first goal against Alonso.

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