WATCH: Referee Refuses To Send Off Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos

Real Madrid eventually beat Kashima Antlers in the Club World Cup Final thanks to yet another hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo, not to mention a bizarre piece of refereeing which saw him refuse to brandish a obvious second yellow card to Sergio Ramos.

As the game was entering stoppage time, Real defender Ramos clumsily brought down the opposition player and it appeared the ref was set to book the Spaniard until a last minute change of heart. Check out the footage below:

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Topics: Real Madrid

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