Johnny Russell preferred not to make a big deal of it, hoping the incident would be disregarded rather quickly. But there it was, playing on an iPhone circulating through the Sporting Kansas City locker room.
Moments earlier, Russell, a 28-year-old Scottish winger, had two-hand shoved one of the more intimidating presences in MLS, all 5-foot-10 of him chest to chest with 6-foot-5 Vancouver defender Kendall Waston.
As Russell returned to the chair in front of his locker, his teammates watched the replay, using their fake Scottish accents to re-enact the confrontation.
“You were ready to (expletive) kick his (expletive),” one teammate said, and that finally elicited a sheepish grin from Russell.