Shaun Murphy made sure to keep his Masters trophy safe following his victory over Kyren Wilson by sleeping with it just as Lionel Messi once did ...

LUKE LITTLER has emulated football icon Lionel Messi by sleeping with his World Championship trophy. Littler, 17, was crowned the youngest-ever darts world champion after beating Michael van ...

Emulating Argentina legend Lionel Messi sleeping with the World Cup, the snooker star snuggled ... Murphy uploaded a snap of him snoozing with the trophy to his 70,000 Instagram followers.

Following a hectic end to the tournament, Littler captioned the post, which also showed off a picture of his dog ... superstar Messi sleeping with the World Cup's Jules Rimet trophy after winning ...

Luke Littler has taken a leaf out of Lionel Messi ... the World Cup in bed after winning the Jules Rimet trophy in Qatar in December 2022 – and Littler has now paid homage to him with his ...