A lip reader has revealed what Levi Colwill said during the furious anger of the Chelsea star to a referee.
The Blues defender was furious after Benfica received a fine of 93rd minutes 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 in the last half hour, and Chelsea responded by scoring three goals to win the match 4-1 and a quarter-final collision with Brazilian club Palmeiras.
The penalty came after a storm warning had activated a lightning protocol with a full evacuation and a 30 -minute suspension, which reseted with each new strike – so that the game was postponed for 1 hour and 53 minutes.
Lightning -in Chaos extended the game to almost five hours in total and undoubtedly fed the increasing frustrations in the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Chelsea admitted a penalty after Varo Gusto was marked for a handball. Colwill had reached his breaking point at this point.
'F *** ing s ***, you are F *** ing s ***, you are s *** referee … shame,' the 22-year-old told the official Slavko Vincic, focusing a finger in his face.
Although Chelsea won the game, Colwill was not the only one who was in anger, with manager Enzo Maresca who also broadcast his frustrations after the game.
“For me personally it's not football,” said the Italian tactician. 'It is already seven, eight, nine games that they have suspended.
“I think it's a joke to be honest. It's not football. It's not for us. You can't be inside. If you suspend seven or eight games, it means that it is probably not the right place to do this competition. '
This was the sixth weather -related interruption at locations in the US during the club World Cup.
Other competitions that have been suspended by storms are 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 Al Ahaly.