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PIC: US captain Michael Bradley wore a special armband to honour Orlando massacre victims

Published 15:29 17 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 15:31 17 Jun 2016 BST

Darragh Murphy
PIC: US captain Michael Bradley wore a special armband to honour Orlando massacre victims

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Michael Bradley wanted to honour the memories of those who lost their lives in Orlando in the early hours of Sunday morning.

50 people were killed and 53 wounded when a gunman opened fire in a LGBT nightclub in Florida last weekend. US captain Bradley decided to pay tribute to the victims by sporting a rainbow-coloured captain's armband for Thursday night's Copa America quarter-final against Ecuador. https://twitter.com/BryanAGraham/status/743616892779270144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Bradley swapped the typical yellow iteration for a rainbow one, a design synonymous with members of the LGBT community. A moment of silence was also observed before the game in Seattle.

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