[ThaSaltCracka]

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I referee at a decent level of football and both feet leaving the ground to tackle + making contact with opponent = red card

[/ QUOTE ]so even though only one hit him, that equals a red?

The commentators mentioned during the game said it was very harsh, but perhaps the ref warned him a few times early in the game.

I still think the Cole tackle is much worse since he's not playing the ball at all and it could have seriously injured Ronaldo (who I thought had a ok to poor game).