Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has denied accusations he watched the Liverpool v Real Madrid Champions League tie on a pirated streaming platform.
The accusation was made by LaLiga president Javier Tebas while speaking during an anti-piracy conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vinicuis who missed the match due to injury has called on Tebas to retract the statement.
His handlers have presented evidence that Vinicius watched the game an international plan with a Brazilian operator, and which allows him access to the game without geo-restrictions
Tebas has made pirate streaming of football his number one issue over the last year or two, spending 60% of his time on the matter, as per his own words. He has refused to acknowledge criticism of the fact that watching Spanish football is more expensive than anywhere else in Europe, and claims La Liga are missing out on €600m per season due to pirate streams.
