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US captain Michael Bradley wore a special armband to honour Orlando massacre victims
Published 16:26 17 Jun 2016 BST
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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 Orlando, Florida last weekend. The attack was targeted at Orlando's LGBT community on a Latinx night at Pulse nightclub, a devastating loss for LGBT people all over the world. On Thursday night US captain Bradley decided to pay tribute to the victims by sporting a rainbow-coloured captain's armband for his side'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, while a moment of silence was also observed before the game in Seattle. The USA went on to win the game 2-1 after both sides were reduced to ten men. Manchester United winger-cum-fullback Antonio Valencia saw red for a needless swing at an opponent, which kicked off a melee that led to Jermain Jones also given his marching orders for directing his fist at an Ecuadorian chin. The win puts the hosts into the semi-finals of the tournament, where they will face either Peru or Argentina.Explore more on these topics:
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