Another player has come forward to allege that Richie Burke verbally abused him when he played for Burke, this time as a member of his D.C. United U-23 PDL squad in 2015. This player requested to remain anonymous, but Black & Red United can confirm he was with the DCU U-23s at the same time as Burke.
The player, who spent roughly three months under Burke, said Burke would have belligerent, violent outbursts during training. Though Burke was never physically violent, as far as the player witnessed, he was insulting and aggressive. The player said that if he wasn’t being aggressive enough for Burke’s standards, then Burke would tell him to “man up” and “stop being a pussy.