CONCACAF banned referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava for six months for requesting an autograph from Lionel Messi after Inter ...

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava has been handed a six-month suspension after he was spotted attempting to obtain Lionel Messi's autograph following a match in which Messi's side ...

Statement from Concacaf does not detail any punishment, but says official “acknowledged his mistake" and apologized for the ...

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

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava has been handed a six-month ban after asking Lionel Messi for his autograph at the end of an Inter Miami match. Ortiz Nava, a prominent official in the top ...

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Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava, 36, sparked controversy when he approached the Argentina legend at the end of Inter Miami's Champions Cup clash against Sporting Kansas City last week, asking for his ...

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava faces a CONCACAF disciplinary sanction for seeking Lionel Messi's autograph after a match. Ortiz made the request for a relative with special needs, but it ...

Referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava has been banned for six months after asking Lionel Messi for his autograph, ESPN reports. Nava approached Messi at the end of Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions ...

CONCACAF is set to impose a disciplinary sanction on Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava after post-match footage emerged showing him approaching Lionel Messi to request an autograph.

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava took charge of Inter Miami’s game against Sporting KC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Following the match, Ortiz Nava approached Messi seemingly to ask ...