.An image of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has actually obtained tongues swing. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian football legend to their social networks profiles on Tuesday, as well as the upload has sent footy enthusiasts in to meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Season cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your totally free test today > The upload revealed Messi carrying a Collingwood shirt with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those amounts concern Magpies stars Josh and also Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free as well as discreet support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the message: "Exchange target validated", with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's confusing if Messi resided in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jacket substitution occurred at exterior occasion two of their gamers were welcomed to and had not been planned the club.Messi is presently in his 2nd season betting Big league Football edge Inter Miami, who get on best of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection kicks off in overdue October. Scar Daicos discussed the image in an Instagram album that additionally featured a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the white and black threads. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos snagged himself a signed Messi jacket. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not receive good enough of the attraction of Messi storing a Daicos jacket, along with numerous supporters all producing the exact same laugh comparing Messi to Geelong small onward Gryan Miers.It all returns to an incident involving Miers and analyst Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A phony tweet credited to Whateley specified: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to soccer. Messi might boot extra goals, but Miers checks the area equally well. Perhaps even much better than Messi carries out." The tweet blew up as well as acquired additional footing when the Fox Footy personality reached out at giants, stating: "I never ever said this and also it needs to be actually removed." Gryan Miers (ideal) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday parties. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the scene through dressing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the season, and also the operating gag it handled a brand-new life in this year's initial ultimate in between Brisbane and Geelong. In a strict competition early in the 2nd one-fourth, a hopping ball was only inhibited on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point possessed the time also the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin staying up wonderfully for Ollie Henry to port the goal." Possesses anyone ever matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out calling the minute on AFL Nation.So footy followers had an industry day as Messi postured along with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley mentioned on X: "Congrats on authorizing Gryan Miers fellas." Along with the AFL off-season currently industrious, one person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina about to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Image through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's biggest younger superstars. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne fan composed on Chip Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A next said: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could know a point or two coming from the goat." One more incorporated: "Charming that you got Gryan Miers to authorize a signature for you." Former Pies gamer Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo better." The attraction of worldwide soccer stars ensuring other codes in Australia has actually come to be rather of a meme in recent times. In 2022, Manchester United celebrity Marcus Rashford posed with a Sherrin at an additional event advertising various other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The attention stunt was actually banged through regional soccer (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy as well as a missed option to additional enhance the around ball game in Australia.