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  "id": 14576656,
  "title": "Mourinho fumes over Vinicius ban timing, vows to ‘open people’s eyes’ to Spanish football authorities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mourinho-fumes-over-vinicius-ban-timing-vows-to-open-peoples-eyes-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T00:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/10/15/mourinho-fumes-over-vinicius-ban-timing-vows-to-open-peoples-eyes-to-spanish-football-authorities/239143"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jose Mourinho expressed his frustration over the Spanish football authorities' decision to announce that Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior would be banned for four matches just two hours before the team's Champions League match against Roma. The ban was handed out following Vinicius's red card during Saturday's 1-0 La Liga win against Villarreal for pulling an opponent's hair. This timing of the announcement disrupted preparations for key upcoming games, including a Clasico against Barcelona, where Real Madrid holds a six-point lead. Mourinho called the decision \"shameless\" and highlighted his displeasure with the scheduling, as Real Madrid was set to play AEK Athens in Greece on November 4th, followed by a La Liga match against Valencia on November 7th. The Portuguese manager criticized the lack of respect shown by the authorities and vowed to \"open people's eyes\" about the situation. Mourinho also dismissed excuses related to television scheduling, stating that he was no longer willing to accept such decisions as being acceptable.",
  "summary": "ROME, Oct 15 — Jose Mourinho hit out at the “shameless” decision by Spanish football authorities...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Mourinho questions timing of Vinicius Jr’s suspension announcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mourinho-questions-timing-of-vinicius-jrs-suspension-announcement",
        "published": "2026-10-14T18:52:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "‘Shameless’ – Mourinho critical of Vinicius Jr ban timing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/shameless-mourinho-critical-of-vinicius-jr-ban-timing",
        "published": "2026-10-14T22:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mourinho blasts ‘shameless’ timing of Vinicius ban decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mourinho-blasts-shameless-timing-of-vinicius-ban-decision",
        "published": "2026-10-14T23:51:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mourinho blasts 'shameless' timing of Vinicius ban decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mourinho-blasts-shameless-timing-of-vinicius-ban-decision",
        "published": "2026-10-15T02:03:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}