.An image of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has received tongues wagging. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian football legend to their social networking sites profiles on Tuesday, as well as the upload has sent footy enthusiasts into meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary trial today > The upload showed Messi keeping a Collingwood jacket with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties concern Magpies celebrities Josh and Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Totally free and classified assistance phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the article: "Trade target affirmed", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood told news.com.au the shirt swap occurred at exterior occasion two of their players were actually invited to and had not been set up the club.Messi is actually currently in his second time betting Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who are on leading of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection begins in late October. Nick Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram cd that additionally included a breeze of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the black and white strings. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi jersey. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not get sufficient of the view of Messi keeping a Daicos jacket, along with numerous enthusiasts all creating the exact same laugh reviewing Messi to Geelong tiny ahead Gryan Miers.It all returns to an accident involving Miers as well as analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July last year.A fake tweet attributed to Whateley said: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi may boot a lot more goals, yet Miers scans the field equally as well. Perhaps even far better than Messi carries out." The tweet exploded and got additional grip when the Fox Footy character reached out at monsters, saying: "I certainly never said this and it ought to be actually cleared away." Gryan Miers (correct) impersonated Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday parties. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers fed the scene through dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session in the end of the season, as well as the running trick it took on a new life in this year's preliminary final in between Brisbane and Geelong. In a tight contest early in the second quarter, a jumping reception was actually only inhibited on the border line by Miers.The 25-year-old after that had the moment to boot the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin staying up perfectly for Ollie Henry to slot the target." Possesses anybody ever before contrasted Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated phoning the instant on AFL Nation.So footy followers had a field day as Messi posed with a Collingwood jacket along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Kudos on authorizing Gryan Miers men." With the AFL off-season currently industrious, one person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina willing to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Picture through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is actually the one of the AFL's greatest younger stars. Photo: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast created on Chip Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi pop it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could possibly know a thing or more from the goat." An additional included: "Cute that you acquired Gryan Miers to sign a signature for you." Past Pies gamer Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo a lot better." The view of global soccer stars marketing other codes in Australia has become quite of a meme lately. In 2022, Manchester United celebrity Marcus Rashford postured with a Sherrin at another tournament ensuring various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The publicity act was actually hammered through local volleyball (football) analysts as cringe-worthy and a skipped possibility to additional enhance the round ball game in Australia.