.A photograph of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has obtained tongues twitching. The Magpies discussed an image of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social networking sites profiles on Tuesday, and the upload has actually sent footy supporters into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free test today > The upload revealed Messi supporting a Collingwood jersey along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties come from Magpies superstars Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING RATHER. Free of cost as well as private assistance phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the message: "Trade intended affirmed", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi was in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jacket exchange developed at exterior activity 2 of their players were invited to and had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd time betting Big league Football side Inter Miami, who get on leading of the Eastern Event standings. The MLS finals set begins in late October. Nick Daicos discussed the photo in an Instagram cd that likewise featured a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina jacket coming from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the black and white strings. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos snagged themself a signed Messi jacket. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't obtain good enough of the sight of Messi storing a Daicos jacket, along with numerous supporters all creating the very same laugh matching up Messi to Geelong tiny forward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to a case including Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July last year.An artificial tweet attributed to Whateley explained: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi might boot much more goals, however Miers browses the area equally properly. Perhaps even better than Messi does." The tweet burst and also gained additional footing when the Fox Footy character reached out at monsters, stating: "I certainly never said this and it ought to be taken out." Gryan Miers (ideal) dressed as Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday celebrations. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Headlines Corp AustraliaMiers stoked the scene by dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday session by the end of the time, as well as the running trick it handled a brand new life in this particular year's initial final between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a limited competition early in the second one-fourth, a jumping ball was actually merely kept in on the boundary line by Miers.The 25-year-old after that had the time to boot the ball towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, along with the bending over Sherrin sitting up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to port the target." Has anybody ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed phoning the instant on AFL Nation.So footy fans had an industry day as Messi positioned with a Collingwood shirt with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season now in full swing, one person quipped: "Profession Broadcast in Argentina about to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's largest youthful stars. Picture: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: News Corp AustraliaOne fan created on Nick Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A next pointed out: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could find out a point or 2 from the goat." Yet another included: "Cute that you obtained Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Past Pies player Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo much better." The view of worldwide volleyball stars advertising other codes in Australia has actually come to be rather of a meme over the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford presented with a Sherrin at yet another event promoting various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The publicity feat was actually pounded by local soccer (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also a skipped possibility to more elevate the around ball game in Australia.