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Originally Posted by iadom
When Cole hacked down Ronaldo a few minutes after Rooney did his Pires impersonation was definately a penalty, the ref bottled that one just like he did with the Ferdinand barge in the first half.
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For Ronaldo's pen I can see how the ref missed it as Ronaldo dragged the ball back just before Cole hit him, so depending on the refs angle it might have looked like Cole made contact with the ball.
As for the Ferdinand incident - free kick, nothing more. In my opinion not a sending off.