World Cup 2022: Poland Star with Extreme Measures to Safeguard Lionel Messi's Shirt

• Poland international Matty Cash went to extreme lengths to safeguard a shirt handed to him by Lionel Messi
• Cash faced some heavyweights at the World Cup before his nation crashed out in the Round of 16
• The Aston Villa man revealed he had to store the shirts in a safe to ensure their safety

Aston Villa star Matty Cash recently came out to reveal the lengths he went to in order to safeguard a shirt handed to him by Lionel Messi.

Cash, a Poland international, came up against some big names in Qatar during the World Cup, including Argentina in the group stage.

With the help of his club teammate Emiliano Martinez, the right back managed to secure Messi’s shirt after the group game between Argentina and Poland, which La Albiceleste won.

The right-back then came up against Kylian Mbappe and France in the last 16 as Poland were knocked out of the tournament.

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Somehow, Cash also managed to get his hands on Mbappe’s jersey, and with two prestigious shirts in his possession, he knew he had to be careful with them.

Speaking to TalkSport, the 25-year old spoke on how he coped to keep the two shirts safe as he revealed he kept them in hand luggage.

“I’ve got hand luggage here,” He said.

“From Qatar to Dubai I made sure those shirts were right with me. I put them in the safe in the hotel room as well.

“It will be going on the hand luggage with me!”

Cash will have a short stint in Dubai to unwind before travelling back to England to rejoin his Aston Villa teammates.

Villa’s first match after the World Cup is a tricky fixture against Liverpool, but there is a solid chance of getting something from the game under new manager Unai Emery.

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Croatia coach on Brazil

Sports Brief also reported on Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic's take on Brazil ahead of the crunch quarter-final clash.

They both beat Asian counterparts, Japan and South Korea to make the quarter-final, and Croatia head coach says Brazil's squad is terrifying.

Brazil are popular favourites for the tournament and have been strong so far despite their final group game loss to Cameroon with a heavily rotated squad.