- A lip reader has revealed what Levi Colwill told a referee during an x-rated rant
- The Chelsea star was furious after his side conceded a late penalty vs Benfica
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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.’
The Blues defender’s frustrations were likely heightened because the penalty came just minutes after play restarted following a two-hour weather delay
‘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.
Chelsea were fortunate that another suspension was not enforced in extra time, as FIFA bodies at the stadium were nervous that their weather trackers had spied a new storm arriving in the area.
Maresca added fuel to claims from fans that the US are not ready to host the 2026 World Cup, with many raising concerns about the country’s weather, gun laws, limited public transportation, and relatively low football culture.
Chelsea’s match saw already the sixth weather-related stoppage at this year’s Club World Cup
The Chelsea boss added: ‘It’s not normal to suspend a game. In a World Cup, how many games are suspended? Zero, probably. In Europe, how many games? Zero.
‘We are here [in America] two weeks, they’ve already suspended six, seven games. There is some problem for me personally.’
