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17th Jun 2016

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

Darragh Murphy

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.

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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