TORONTO — Some of the abuse has crossed the line, nasty and personal attacks beyond the standard vitriol that, as two of MLS’s highest-profile players, Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley, have endured in their leaguewide travels.
Their Toronto FC teammate, Drew Moor, remembers standing two places behind Bradley in Atlanta’s tunnel as the teams prepared to march out before the regular season finale in late October.
“Some fan said something to him,” the defender said. “You couldn’t believe what he was saying. Michael gave him a smile, like, ‘What do you want me to do?’ ”
This is what happens when you are the captain of the U.