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  "title": "Valverde defends Real Madrid teammate Vinicius in hair-pulling controversy after four-match ban: ‘He didn’t deserve the suspension, it was unintentional’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/valverde-defends-real-madrid-teammate-vinicius-in-hair-pulling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:10:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valverde-defends-real-madrid-teammate-061000315.html"
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  "summary": "Federico Valverde has defended Vinicius Junior after the Real Madrid forward received a four-match suspension for pulling an opponent’s hair.The Uruguayan midfielder insists Vinicius did not deserve...",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/champions-league-mourinho-snubs-real-madrid-psg-names-best-team",
        "published": "2026-10-15T05:18:40.000Z"
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        "title": "Real Madrid’s MVP defends Vinicius and explains his role in comeback win vs Roma: ‘What they are doing to him is unbelievable’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/real-madrids-mvp-defends-vinicius-and-explains-his-role-in-comeback",
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        "outlet": "Starr FM",
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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."
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