Referee who made request to Lionel Messi is banned for six months

A referee has been banned for six months after asking Lionel Messi for an autograph last week.
Mexican official Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava was in charge of Inter Miami’s clash with Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup first round clash last Thursday.
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The referee asked Messi for an autograph
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And was subsequently banned for six months
After the game, Ortiz Nava appeared to approach Messi, seemingly asking for his shirt.
However, CONCACAF later clarified in a statement that the

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