US Ref Accused of Asking for Pepe's Shirt in Portugal Game

US Ref Accused of Asking for Pepe's Shirt in Portugal Game

Morocco's Nordin Amrabat claims that referee Mark Geiger asked for Portugal defender Pepe's shirt following the Group B fixture on Wednesday.

It would be referee Geiger who stole the headlines, however, as he allegedly requested to keep the shirt of Ronaldo's Portugal team-mate Pepe.

After a coming together with Diego Costa in Portugal's opener with Spain, the former Real Madrid centre-back was accused of diving following a pat on the back from Medhi Benatia in Moscow.

And, despite the play-acting, Geiger was all too happy to request his jersey following the full-time whistle.

"It's incredible, I do not know what this American referee is used to," Morocco winger Amrabat told the NOS. "He was very impressed by Cristiano Ronaldo, and I heard from Pepe that he asked for Pepe's shirt in the first half.

"Come on, man, we're here at a World Cup, it's not a circus!"