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Former Newcastle and Chelsea striker Demba Ba gets clattered by the referee during a Chinese Super League match
BATTERED: Ba (Image: YouTube/wang jinsong)

VIDEO: Demba Ba clattered by ref during Chinese Super League match

Former Newcastle and Chelsea striker bewilderingly floored during Shanghai SIPG v Shanghai Shenhua.

Watch the moment Demba Ba is clattered by the ref during a Chinese Super League match between Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua.

The former Newcastle and Chelsea striker, who’d already missed a penalty earlier in the game, was sent sprawling when he challenged for a header only to find himself colliding with an inexplicably involved referee.

It’s unclear exactly what was going through the official’s head, but clattering Demba Ba can’t be easy – after all, Steven Gerrard slipped over just going near him.

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