.A picture of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has received tongues wagging. The Magpies discussed a photo of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social networks profiles on Tuesday, and also the upload has actually delivered footy followers into meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Season deal with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge trial today > The upload presented Messi carrying a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers come from Magpies celebrities Josh and also Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Completely free and also confidential help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Exchange aim at verified", with a goat and eyes emoji.It's confusing if Messi resided in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood said to news.com.au the shirt exchange occurred at outside celebration two of their gamers were welcomed to and also had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his second season playing for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, that are on top of the Eastern Association status. The MLS finals set starts in late Oct. Nick Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram album that additionally featured a snap of a signed Messi Argentina jersey from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the monochrome strings. Picture: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi jacket. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't acquire sufficient of the attraction of Messi keeping a Daicos shirt, with lots of enthusiasts all creating the very same prank comparing Messi to Geelong little forward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an occurrence entailing Miers and commentator Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A phony tweet credited to Whateley said: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to soccer. Messi might boot a lot more objectives, however Miers checks the area equally as well. Perhaps even much better than Messi carries out." The tweet burst and gained even more traction when the Fox Footy character struck out at monsters, stating: "I never ever stated this and also it should be taken out." Gryan Miers (ideal) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday occasions. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the drama through sprucing up in Messi's full Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment in the end of the period, as well as the running joke it handled a new life within this year's preliminary final between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a limited contest early in the 2nd fourth, a bouncing reception was merely kept in on the boundary line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point possessed the moment too the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin staying up completely for Ollie Holly to slot the goal." Possesses any person ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley said contacting the moment on AFL Nation.So footy supporters had a field day as Messi postured along with a Collingwood jacket with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley pointed out on X: "Kudos on signing Gryan Miers guys." Along with the AFL off-season now in full swing, a single person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina ready to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his profession at Inter Miami. (Image through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the some of the AFL's largest younger stars. Photo: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast wrote on Nick Daicos' post: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi break it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi might discover a trait or more coming from the goat." One more incorporated: "Charming that you obtained Gryan Miers to authorize an autograph for you." Previous Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo a lot better." The sight of international soccer stars advertising other codes in Australia has actually come to be relatively of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford postured along with a Sherrin at another event marketing various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The promotion feat was actually hammered through neighborhood football (football) analysts as cringe-worthy and also a skipped chance to more elevate the round ballgame in Australia.