James McClean and Levi Colwill
Derry’s own James McClean was involved in a brawl with Levi Colwill, the Chelsea defender, just two minutes into Wrexham’s pre-season friendly on Wednesday.
Wrexham and Chelsea were facing each other in Santa Clara, California, while making their pre-season preparations in the US.
The London side had to rely on a late equaliser from Lesley Ugochukwu as they scraped a 2-2 draw with the club owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
However, things got heated within minutes of kickoff as Colwill became incensed by a challenge from McClean.
A Levi Colwill no le gustó nada esa entrada del jugador del Wrexham, James McClean ¡Se les olvidó que es juego amistoso! pic.twitter.com/0010MulCyU
— ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) July 25, 2024
The 21-year-old grabbed McClean’s shirt and began shoving the former Republic of Ireland international, before several players and staff intervened to get them off each other.
It was a poor start to the new Chelsea manager's reign, Enzo Maresca, as he scraped this draw with the League 1 side.
Meanwhile, McClean demonstrated that he is as feisty and determined as ever and ready to go to battle for his Welsh side at the age of 35.
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