Harry Souttar reveals Lionel Messi shirt was NO GO due to World Cup pledge to his mum
dailyrecord.co.ukHarry Souttar has revealed his mum banned him from swapping shirts with Lionel Messi following his World Cup heroics with Australia.
The Stoke City defender, who switched allegiances from Scotland to Australia after previously representing the Under 19s, was a standout for the Socceroos in the Qatar tournament as he helped his nation get through the group stagesBut he couldn't prevent Messi from scoring a brilliant opener for Argentina as they finally ended Australia 's World Cup dream in the last-16 in a nail-biting 2-1 victory.
And Souttar has revealed how he was instructed by his mother not to swap jerseys with anyone - even the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.Souttar said: "I didn't swap shirts with anyone as it was my first World Cup.
So I've kept all my tops. My mum always said to me, 'I don't want to see you swapping shirts with anyone'! Lionel Messi is the best player who has ever played the game in my opinion.
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