After the round of 16 against Argentina (1-2), he swapped the jersey with Lionel Messi, which he had worn in his 1000th professional match.
“I went to the field, first comforted the boys and then shook Messi’s hand,” Devlin said after arriving at Sydney Airport. Nobody said anything to Messi. “So I tried my luck and he said, ‘I see you inside’.” None of his Australian colleagues had come up with the idea of swapping jerseys. “I wanted to give the other guys the opportunity first, nobody did it, so I thought why not?” said the 24-year-old, who is a club-mate of ex-Rieder Peter Haring at Heart of Midlothian in Scotland.
“I don’t know if my shirt stayed in the cloakroom, but I was surprised he took mine at all,” Devlin said. His father will now honor the jersey. “I don’t think he’ll let me attack it anymore,” Devlin joked.
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