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Concacaf has disciplined referee, Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, after he appeared to ask Inter Miami forward, Lionel Messi, for his shirt following their Champions Cup win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night.

Nava approached Messi after the final whistle and seemed to request for his jersey.

The referee later claimed he was asking for an autograph for a relative with special needs.

However, his actions breached the code of conduct for Concacaf officials.

A statement made available to ESPN, read in part: “The referee’s conduct does not align with the Confederation’s Code of Conduct for match officials and existing processes for these types of requests.

“The referee has acknowledged his mistake, apologized for the incident, and accepted the disciplinary action Concacaf has applied.”

Concacaf is yet to confirm what the disciplinary action against the referee will entail.

Inter Miami won the game 1-0, thanks to a goal from Messi in the second half.

EmperorCaesar:
Those ref that were in charge of Barca conquest between 2008-2015 prolly asked for his shirt after each game, cause there's no way they did all that shit without any incentive

Pepsi usually get favored by corrupt officials like its some birthright


They should ban the foolish ref for life

EmperorCaesar:
Those ref that were in charge of Barca conquest between 2008-2015 prolly asked for his shirt after each game, cause there's no way they did all that shit without any incentive

Pepsi usually get favored by corrupt officials like its some birthright


They should ban the foolish ref for life

Great100000:
Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/02/21/referee-punished-after-asking-messi-for-his-shirt/

nairavsdollars:
Referee are humans too. They have feelings

1bunne4lif:
why are you always on the wrong side?

1bunne4lif:
why are you always on the wrong side?

papyjaypaul:
Follow the rules. That's why you're a referee. A referee is like a judge, only few people have that ability to be independent and unbiased. What he did can make the other team think he is biased. This generation thinks everything is cruise so they don't mind. They will come out on social media to make noise again and do social media jungle justice. Live without rules and see the consequences

nairavsdollars:
Referee are humans too. They have feelings

nairavsdollars:
Referee are humans too. They have feelings

papyjaypaul:
Follow the rules. That's why you're a referee. A referee is like a judge, only few people have that ability to be independent and unbiased. What he did can make the other team think he is biased. This generation thinks everything is cruise so they don't mind. They will come out on social media to make noise again and do social media jungle justice. Live without rules and see the consequences

nairavsdollars:
Referee are humans too. They have feelings