Particulars have emerged what Declan Rice referred to as Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona once they clashed on the finish of Sunday’s Euro 2024 last-16 match.
On Sunday evening, England got here from behind in dramatic trend to win 2-1 in opposition to Slovakia, after extra-time, to safe their place within the competitors’s quarter-finals.
Nonetheless, regardless of the victory, there have been livid scenes on the full-time whistle, with ITV’s footage displaying Calzona pushing away England midfielder Rice.
Rice was left furious by the incident and needed to be held again by team-mates Ivan Toney and Ezri Konsa. Full particulars of what Rice mentioned to Calzona can now be revealed.
Knowledgeable lipreader Jeremy Freeman informed Mail Sport that throughout the altercation, a livid Rice mentioned: ‘Shut up, p***y, oi, shut up, you bald ****.’
Declan Rice (left) conflict with Slovakia boss Francesco Calzona (proper) after the full-time whistle
The England midfielder was pushed by the Slovakia teaching employees throughout the altercation
Freeman is an knowledgeable witness forensic lipreader – licensed by the Deafness Cognition and Language Analysis Centre at College Faculty London.
Calzona later revealed that he wished to talk to the officers at full-time to complain about their failure to punish England’s time-wasting techniques throughout further time.
Harry Kane’s aim within the first minute of additional time, after Jude Bellingham’s late equaliser, gave England the chance to wind down the clock to safe their place within the quarter-finals.
‘Rice was speculated to go to the referees and go away,’ Calzona mentioned. ‘I needed to converse to the refs and he wasn’t leaving, he carried on.
‘However then he apologised and it was all nice. I did not like the way in which the England staff had been losing time and never punished.’
Regardless of the scenes on the finish of the sport, Rice will probably be delighted that England finally managed to prevail.
Calzona, in the meantime, was left incensed by Slovakia’s late capitulation and vented his frustrations additional throughout his post-match press convention.
‘The frustration is big,’ Calzona added. ‘However I really feel extra delight than disappointment. We nearly gained and superior in opposition to the world-class staff. We tried very laborious, we nearly superior. We did not advance.
Full particulars of what Rice mentioned to Calzona on the finish of the sport can now be revealed
‘In further time, we spent half an hour within the opponent’s half. I am proud that we managed it this manner and did such an amazing job.’
In the meantime, there was additional controversy on the full-time whistle after Bellingham appeared to make an obscene gesture in direction of the Slovakian dugout – earlier than later clarifying that it was ‘an inside joke with buddies’.
A viral social media publish confirmed Bellingham strolling alongside England captain Kane, earlier than placing his hand to his mouth, then shifting it in direction of his groin and making a sequence of actions.
Bellingham, nonetheless, was fast to refute claims it was aimed on the bench and clarified the state of affairs, as he wrote on X: ‘An inside joke gesture in direction of some shut buddies who had been on the recreation.
‘Nothing however respect for the way that Slovakia staff performed tonight.’
A lot of England’s performances at Euro 2024 to date have been underwhelming however they’re by means of to the final eight, the place they may tackle Switzerland.
Jude Bellingham (proper) seems to make a gesture in direction of his groin as he walks on the pitch
As revealed by lipreader Jeremy Freeman, Rice mentioned: ‘Shut up, p***y, oi, shut up, you bald ****’.
England boss Gareth Southgate joked that Ivan Toney was ‘disgusted’ along with his choice to convey him on within the 94th minute in opposition to Slovakia.
Toney made an affect following his introduction as England managed to safe victory.
After the sport, Southgate mentioned: ‘There is not any query that Ivan Toney was fairly disgusted once I put him on with a minute to go.
‘I believe we have made up now! He had a huge impact, with the second aim as properly. I believe for those who put a sub on at the moment, it is a final throw of the cube. He perhaps does not even contact the ball.
‘I fully perceive it. I do not like placing a participant in that place, however I simply had a sense that he might need been in a position to trigger a little bit of chaos.’
