Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek has had his entire medal collection stolen after a burglary at his home.

The Pole, who was surprisingly left out of his country's World Cup squad, returned from holiday to discover that over 120 items had been stolen.

Among them was his  2005 Champions League winners' medal.  Dudek won the game for Liverpool when he saved the decisive AC Milan penalty in a shoot-out.

The thieves also stole his car and a number of other personal possessions.

A spokesman for Liverpool FC said: "A lot of this stuff which has been stolen is irreplaceable and you can't put a price on it. Jerzy is obviously devastated. We are talking about the memorabilia of someone's career and also a lifetime.

"Jerzy was made famous by what he did in the Champions League and for someone to have gone into his house and stolen it is despicable."

Merseyside police are investigating the incident.  PA