A lip reader has revealed what was said by Levi Colwill during the Chelsea star’s furious rant towards a referee.
The Blues defender was livid after Benfica were awarded a 93rd-minute penalty during their Club World Cup last-16 clash on Saturday. Angel Di Maria converted the spot kick to make it 1-1 and send the game to extra time.
But the Portuguese side could not continue their momentum into the final half hour, and Chelsea responded by scoring three goals to win the game 4-1 and tee up a quarter-final clash with Brazilian club Palmeiras.
The penalty came after a storm warning triggered a lightning protocol involving a full evacuation and a 30‑minute suspension, which reset with every new strike – delaying the match for 1 hour and 53 minutes.
The lightning‑ridden chaos stretched the game to nearly five hours in total, undoubtedly fuelling the mounting frustrations at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chelsea conceded a penalty after VAR flagged Malo Gusto for a handball. By this point, Colwill had reached his breaking point.
Levi Colwill let out a furious rant at the referee after Chelsea conceded a penalty vs Benfica
Colwill told Slavko Vincic: ‘F***ing s***, you’re f***ing s***, you’re s*** referee… disgrace.’
‘F***ing s***, you’re f***ing s***, you’re s*** referee… disgrace,’ the 22-year-old told official Slavko Vincic, while pointing a finger in his face.
Despite Chelsea going on to win the game, Colwill was not the only one who was in angered spirits, with manager Enzo Maresca also airing out his frustrations after the game.
‘For me personally, it’s not football,’ the Italian tactician said. ‘It’s already seven, eight, nine games that they suspended.
‘I think it’s a joke, to be honest. It’s not football. It’s not for us. You cannot be inside. If you suspend seven or eight games that means that probably is not the right place to do this competition.’
This was the sixth weather‑related stoppage at venues across the US during the Club World Cup.
Other games suspended due to storms have been Benfica versus Auckland City in Orlando, Ulsan versus Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando, Red Bull Salzburg versus Pachuca in Cincinnati, Boca Juniors versus Auckland City in Nashville, and Palmeiras versus Al Ahly in New Jersey.
