Did ref really get a Messi jersey after Wednesday’s soccer match in Kansas City? Yep
The notion that a player would give a jersey to an official tasked with officiating that player’s games has rasied eyebrows.
Revealed: Referee beat MLS stars to Lionel Messi shirt request – with match official landing prized memento after braving freezing -22C temperatures in Kansas City
Lionel Messi is accustomed to fielding shirt swap requests, but saw the match referee ask for his jersey during a freezing meeting with Sporting KC.
Ref asks Lionel Messi for shirt after Miami's win in Kansas
Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi experienced an unusual request following his team's 1-0 win at Sporting Kansas City on ...
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Lionel Messi presented with jersey request by referee after Inter Miami's 1-0 win over Sporting KC
Match referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava asked Lionel Messi for his jersey after Inter Miami's 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.