Copa America 2015: Wes Morgan shows off impressive collection of opponents' shirts after facing Lionel Messi and Edinson Cavani

Leicester City captain also shows off Roque Santa Cruz's jersey alongside his own after playing for Jamaica at the Copa America

Jack de Menezes
Monday 22 June 2015 07:47 EDT
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Wes Morgan shows off his collection of Roque Santa Cruz, Edinson Cavani and Lionel Messi's shirts
Wes Morgan shows off his collection of Roque Santa Cruz, Edinson Cavani and Lionel Messi's shirts (Getty Images)

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Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has many reasons to be happy this summer. The Foxes turned around their Premier League form to survive relegation and secure their top flight status for at least a second year, he then featured for Jamaica at the Copa America, and now the defender has a pretty impressive collection of shirts to take back to Leicester.

The 31-year-old Nottingham-born centre-back first played for Jamaica in 2013, and has gone on to make 15 appearances for the Reggae Boyz after qualifying through his Jamaican-born grandparents.

He played in all three of their Copa America group games against Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina – which all ended in 1-0 defeats – and he revealed on Twitter that he is heading for a few weeks rest before turning his attention to the Concacaf Gold Cup next month.

Wes Morgan in action for Jamaica
Wes Morgan in action for Jamaica (Getty Images)

However, the three games in Chile has given him the opportunity to collect an impressive haul of opponents’ shirts, and he can look back on the South American tournament fondly when he takes a glance at the shirts of Lionel Messi, Edinson Cavani and Roque Santa Cruz.

Leicester captain Wes Morgan
Leicester captain Wes Morgan (Getty Images)

Along with the picture of the three shirts, Morgan said: “Great experience playing in the copa America, couple weeks off then on to the gold cup #jamaica.”

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