Vinícius's spree ends badly

There's a theory circulating that Madrid is conspiring to destabilize Lamine Yamal, and although one is skeptical about it, the polite thing to do is to correspond from Barcelona and write articles aimed at destabilizing Vinícius Jr. Texts of the kind that, when the footballer reads them while having breakfast, he goes crazy, mentions the author's deaths on social media, and demands that his club's press chief do something, even if it's just sending an anonymous letter.

Vinícius Junior has been prosecuted by the 9th Special Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro for the massive 25th anniversary party he held last July, which featured everything except the approval of the neighbors. One of them filed a complaint, and now the Brazilian courts will determine whether it was a big deal or if he's just the classic snobbish neighbor who complains about everything, especially if someone nearby is having a great time.

Another classic: a neighbor reported the footballer for the noise caused by his massive anniversary party.

The party took place in a wealthy neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro and looked like a theme park. According to ESPN's website, "the Brazilian international celebrated his birthday by building Vini World in Rio's exclusive Vargem Pequena neighborhood with live entertainment, rides, samba shows, an international cuisine buffet, and, of course, a giant replica of the striker's own head." The fact is that the decibels bothered the neighbors, and the police responded to their calls. We don't know if Vinícius himself came forward and told them what is usually said in these cases:

-Come in and have a drink, you'll see that there are four thousand friends just talking!

The officers left after agreeing to lower the volume of the rides, samba groups, and electronic music, which they did for a short while. We know how these things go, but not so much a neighbor who reported that "the sound reached an extremely high volume again." It's worth clarifying that the birthday party lasted two nights, a length that we hope won't be replicated by parents with very rich children.

The matter will end with a fine at most, but it confirms the exhibitionist tendency of 21st-century football stars, who are no longer content with throwing a party for their teammates and end up inviting more friends and acquaintances than you and I will ever have in this lifetime, and ten more.

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