.A photo of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has obtained tongues twitching. The Magpies shared an image of the Argentinian football legend to their social media sites accounts on Tuesday, and also the upload has delivered footy fans in to meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Time LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial today > The upload presented Messi carrying a Collingwood jersey along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties come from Magpies stars Josh and Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE ACQUIRING RATHER. Totally free and also private support ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Trade intended verified", with a goat and eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi was in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey substitution developed at outside event 2 of their players were welcomed to and also had not been arranged the club.Messi is actually presently in his second season playing for Big league Football side Inter Miami, that perform top of the Eastern Association standings. The MLS finals series kicks off in late Oct. Chip Daicos discussed the photo in an Instagram album that also included a snap of a signed Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome threads. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi jacket. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't receive enough of the view of Messi storing a Daicos jacket, with many supporters all making the exact same prank contrasting Messi to Geelong tiny forward Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an event entailing Miers and also commentator Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley said: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi may boot more objectives, yet Miers browses the field just as effectively. Maybe even much better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up as well as gained even more traction when the Fox Footy character struck out at giants, pointing out: "I never claimed this and also it ought to be taken out." Gryan Miers (ideal) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday parties. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers fed the tension through dressing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment in the end of the season, as well as the managing gag it tackled a new life in this year's initial final in between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a strict competition early in the 2nd one-fourth, a hopping reception was actually simply inhibited on the limit line through Miers.The 25-year-old then had the time too the ball towards the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, with the bending over Sherrin staying up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to port the target." Possesses anybody ever matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed phoning the instant on AFL Nation.So footy enthusiasts had an industry time as Messi positioned along with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley stated on X: "Kudos on authorizing Gryan Miers individuals." Along with the AFL off-season currently industrious, a single person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina ready to explode.Messi resides in the golden of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Image through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the some of the AFL's greatest youthful celebrities. Picture: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: News Corp AustraliaOne fan created on Chip Daicos' message: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A second said: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi can learn a trait or 2 from the goat." Another included: "Lovely that you received Gryan Miers to authorize a signature for you." Former Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo much better." The sight of international soccer celebrities advertising other codes in Australia has actually become relatively of a meme in the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford posed along with a Sherrin at one more event promoting other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The attention feat was actually banged through local area football (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy and an overlooked chance to more enhance the round ballgame in Australia.