armband
noun
arm·band
ˈärm-ˌband 
: a band worn around the arm
especially
: a band worn around the arm for identification or in mourning
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Video of the ceremony also showed the players wearing black armbands in remembrance of those killed since the war began.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Video of the ceremony also showed the players wearing black armbands in remembrance of those killed since the war began.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Micky van de Ven has worn the armband in his absence but has not looked at his best in recent weeks, while Guglielmo Vicario’s form in goal has been erratic to say the least.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The rest of the lineup included goalkeeper Rocco Rios-Novo, who made several big saves, Facundo Mura, Gonzalo Lujan, Cesar Abadia-Reda, David Ruiz, Alexander Shaw, Santi Morales, David Pinter and Luis Suarez wore the captain’s armband in the absence of his good friend Messi.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Video of the ceremony also showed the players wearing black armbands in remembrance of those killed since the war began.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Micky van de Ven has worn the armband in his absence but has not looked at his best in recent weeks, while Guglielmo Vicario’s form in goal has been erratic to say the least.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The rest of the lineup included goalkeeper Rocco Rios-Novo, who made several big saves, Facundo Mura, Gonzalo Lujan, Cesar Abadia-Reda, David Ruiz, Alexander Shaw, Santi Morales, David Pinter and Luis Suarez wore the captain’s armband in the absence of his good friend Messi.
—Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Armband.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armband. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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