Overview
- Half-time cameras at Stamford Bridge captured Rice confronting assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg during Arsenal’s 3-2 Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win.
- Clips from the tunnel circulated on broadcast and social platforms, including Sky Sports coverage and a TikTok post.
- Gabriel Magalhaes stepped between Rice and Stuivenberg in an effort to calm the situation before the teams returned to the pitch.
- A lip-reading expert, Jeremy Freeman, told the Daily Mail that Rice used phrases such as “just go” and “he doesn’t know what the hell he is on about,” though the exact words remain unverified.
- Footage later showed Rice and Stuivenberg embracing after the match, and outlets reported no public comment from Arsenal at the time.