.A photograph of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has actually acquired tongues twitching. The Magpies shared a picture of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, as well as the upload has actually sent footy supporters in to meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of charge test today > The upload revealed Messi supporting a Collingwood jacket along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers concern Magpies celebrities Josh and Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING RATHER. Totally free and confidential assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Exchange aim at affirmed", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's uncertain if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood told news.com.au the jersey substitution occurred at exterior celebration 2 of their players were invited to and also wasn't set up the club.Messi is presently in his second season betting Big league Soccer side Inter Miami, that perform best of the Eastern Association standings. The MLS finals collection starts in overdue October. Chip Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram cd that likewise included a piece of cake of a signed Messi Argentina jacket from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the white and black threads. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos snagged himself an authorized Messi jersey. Image: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't acquire enough of the sight of Messi holding a Daicos shirt, with lots of fans all creating the very same prank contrasting Messi to Geelong tiny onward Gryan Miers.It all returns to an event entailing Miers and analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi might kick more goals, however Miers browses the industry just like effectively. Maybe even better than Messi carries out." The tweet exploded as well as gained even more traction when the Fox Footy individuality attacked out at giants, claiming: "I never ever claimed this as well as it must be actually gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (best) impersonated Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday parties. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corp AustraliaMiers fed the scene by dressing up in Messi's total Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment by the end of the time, and also the operating joke it took on a new lifestyle in this year's preparatory last between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a strict competition early in the second quarter, a jumping reception was simply kept in on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point possessed the amount of time also the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, with the bending Sherrin sitting up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to slot the target." Has anybody ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley said contacting the second on AFL Nation.So footy supporters possessed a field time as Messi posed along with a Collingwood jacket with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers individuals." With the AFL off-season now industrious, someone quipped: "Trade Radio in Argentina about to explode.Messi resides in the golden of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photograph by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the some of the AFL's largest young celebrities. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne enthusiast created on Scar Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A next said: "Can Messi snap it coming from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi can find out a point or two from the goat." Yet another included: "Lovely that you got Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Past Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo much better." The view of international football celebrities promoting other codes in Australia has actually come to be quite of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at one more tournament ensuring other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The attention feat was knocked through neighborhood volleyball (football) analysts as cringe-worthy as well as a missed possibility to additional enhance the round ballgame in Australia.