The notion that a player would give a jersey to an official tasked with officiating that player’s games has rasied eyebrows.

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Jersey swaps are a common thing in soccer, and since Lionel Messi's arrival in Major League Soccer, the Argentine has become ...

Messi jersey sales in Ohio were 30% higher in 2024 than 2023, MLS noted. So, Messi's move to the United States continues to stir fans and promote the growth of soccer. Messi again was ranked No. 1 for ...

Messi, who is approaching his 38th birthday, remains a supernatural figure who continues to delight. But he also remains a ...

Mexican referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava was fined for requesting Lionel Messi's jersey after Inter Miami’s game with Kansas City in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Following Miami’s 1-0 away win at ...

Inter Miami secured a 1-0 victory against Sporting Kansas City in the Round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League.

Lionel Messi, wearing a different haircut and Inter Miami’s new pink striped jersey, looked like the same old Messi as the ...

CONCACAF have reprimanded referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava for requesting Lionel Messi’s jersey after he had officiated Inter ...

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

And few jerseys are as coveted globally as those worn by an all-time soccer great like Lionel Messi. But even against that backdrop, what happened after Wednesday night’s match in Kansas City ...