.A picture of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has actually received tongues wagging. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian football legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, as well as the upload has delivered footy followers into meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > The upload revealed Messi carrying a Collingwood jacket along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those numbers come from Magpies stars Josh and Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ACQUIRING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Absolutely free as well as discreet support telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Exchange target confirmed", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's uncertain if Messi was in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey exchange took place at exterior event 2 of their players were welcomed to and also had not been planned the club.Messi is actually currently in his 2nd season betting Big league Football side Inter Miami, who perform top of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals series starts in late Oct. Scar Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram cd that also included a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the monochrome strings. Photo: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got themself an authorized Messi jersey. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not receive good enough of the view of Messi holding a Daicos jacket, along with many supporters all making the very same joke matching up Messi to Geelong small ahead Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an occurrence entailing Miers and also commentator Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A fake tweet credited to Whateley specified: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi might boot even more objectives, however Miers checks the area equally effectively. Maybe even much better than Messi carries out." The tweet burst as well as got more traction when the Fox Footy individual attacked out at giants, claiming: "I never said this as well as it should be actually gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (ideal) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday festivities. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corporation AustraliaMiers stoked the theatrics by dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session by the end of the season, and also the running trick it tackled a new life in this particular year's initial final in between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited contest early in the second quarter, a bouncing reception was actually only inhibited on the border line by Miers.The 25-year-old then had the amount of time also the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, with the bending over Sherrin staying up wonderfully for Ollie Holly to port the goal." Has any individual ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed phoning the minute on AFL Nation.So footy enthusiasts possessed a field time as Messi presented along with a Collingwood jacket with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers men." Along with the AFL off-season right now industrious, someone quipped: "Business Broadcast in Argentina willing to explode.Messi remains in the golden of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the some of the AFL's greatest younger stars. Photo: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corp AustraliaOne enthusiast wrote on Nick Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A next pointed out: "Can Messi break it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could learn a trait or two from the goat." Another incorporated: "Charming that you received Gryan Miers to sign a signature for you." Previous Pies player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo a lot better." The view of global football superstars marketing other codes in Australia has come to be relatively of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford presented along with a Sherrin at one more contest advertising various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The attention act was actually knocked by nearby football (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also a skipped chance to additional elevate the sphere ballgame in Australia.