Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, 36, after Lionel Messi for his autograph after a match The Mexican referee has been banned for six months amid impartiality fears LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off!

CONCACAF disciplines referee for asking Lionel Messi for autograph, sparking debate on humanity in soccer and strict governing body rules. In an unusual incident, a referee was disciplined by CONCACAF ...

Everyone wants a Lionel Messi autograph...and we mean everyone. Referee Marco Ortíz was disciplined by Concacaf on Thursday after the federation found that he had asked Messi for an autograph in ...

Referee banned from officiating in Concacaf competitions for six months after asking Lionel Messi for his autograph, a source has told ESPN.

Messi opened the scoring in Miami’s 3-1 win. And at full-time, Nava approached the World Cup winner asking for an autograph. It’s claimed he wanted it as a gift for a family member with ...

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz has been disciplined after requesting an autograph from Lionel Messi following Inter Miami’s match against Sporting Kansas City.

Surely, no refs will ask Messi for his jersey or an autograph. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Ref Who Asked for Lionel Messi Autograph Disciplined by Concacaf.

He appeared to be asking for the striker's shirt to join the Messi-mania, but it turned out he was actually requesting an autograph for a relative with special needs. Despite the heartfelt request ...

Concacaf has disciplined referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava for requesting Lionel Messi's autograph after Inter Miami CF's Concacaf Champions Cup win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night at ...

A referee who asked Lionel Messi for his autograph has reportedly been banned for six months from CONCACAF competitions. Mexican official Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava made the unusual request following an ...