BRADENTON, Fla. — Shortly after Orlando City’s 3-2 loss to D.C. United on Sunday, Washington Post soccer writer Steven Goff reported on Twitter there was shouting, pushing and a face-to-face confrontation in the Orlando City locker room.
After a training session at IMG Academy in Bradenton Wednesday, Lions coach James O’Connor said some of the players had “some heated exchanges,” but there was no scuffle. Sunday’s match ended in devastating fashion for Orlando City, when D.C. United striker Wayne Rooney stopped the Lions from scoring on an empty and then sent in an assist that was headed home in the eight minute of second-half stoppage time by Luciano Acosta.