The referees in the Chinese Super League are apparently rather lenient as Demba Ba was only shown a yellow card for kicking an opponent in the head.

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Ba was presumably allowed to stay on since his victim’s head remained attached to his body.

Ba’s Shanghai Shenhua were facing Phil Scolari’s Guangzhou Evergrande in a match that ended in a 2–2 draw.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.