.An image of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has obtained tongues wagging. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social media sites profiles on Tuesday, and also the upload has delivered footy supporters into meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Season cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > The upload revealed Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those amounts come from Magpies superstars Josh and also Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of charge and classified help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the article: "Exchange target verified", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood told news.com.au the jersey substitution happened at exterior occasion 2 of their players were invited to as well as had not been set up the club.Messi is actually currently in his second period betting Major League Football edge Inter Miami, that are on best of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals collection kicks off in late October. Nick Daicos discussed the photograph in an Instagram album that likewise included a snap of an authorized Messi Argentina jacket coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the monochrome strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got themself an authorized Messi jersey. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards couldn't acquire enough of the sight of Messi storing a Daicos shirt, with several supporters all making the exact same joke reviewing Messi to Geelong small onward Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an event including Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A phony tweet attributed to Whateley explained: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may kick a lot more targets, however Miers checks the field just like effectively. Perhaps even much better than Messi does." The tweet exploded as well as got more grip when the Fox Footy personality attacked out at trolls, claiming: "I never said this and also it should be actually removed." Gryan Miers (correct) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday events. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the drama through dressing up in Messi's total Argentina package for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment by the end of the season, and the operating trick it tackled a brand-new life in this particular year's initial last between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a limited competition early in the 2nd fourth, a jumping ball was just inhibited on the border line by Miers.The 25-year-old then had the moment also the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin sitting up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to port the target." Has any individual ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley mentioned calling the second on AFL Nation.So footy supporters possessed an industry time as Messi postured along with a Collingwood jacket with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley stated on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season now industrious, one person quipped: "Trade Broadcast in Argentina about to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photograph by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the among the AFL's largest young celebrities. Photo: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne follower composed on Scar Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A secondly stated: "Can Messi break it coming from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could possibly learn a point or more from the goat." Yet another added: "Charming that you received Gryan Miers to sign a sign for you." Previous Pies gamer Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo better." The view of international soccer stars advertising other codes in Australia has actually ended up being quite of a meme over the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford presented with a Sherrin at one more event marketing various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The attention feat was actually slammed through regional football (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy and a skipped option to more elevate the around ball game in Australia.