.A photo of Lionel Messi exhibiting a Collingwood jumper has actually acquired tongues twitching. The Magpies shared an image of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, and also the upload has actually sent footy supporters in to meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your free of cost test today > The upload showed Messi carrying a Collingwood shirt along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers come from Magpies stars Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. For Free as well as private support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the article: "Exchange aim at verified", along with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's vague if Messi was in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood told news.com.au the jersey exchange developed at exterior event 2 of their players were welcomed to as well as wasn't arranged the club.Messi is actually currently in his 2nd season betting Major League Football side Inter Miami, who are on best of the Eastern Association status. The MLS finals series begins in late Oct. Chip Daicos discussed the photo in an Instagram cd that also featured a snap of a signed Messi Argentina jersey coming from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi accepts of the white and black threads. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got themself an authorized Messi jersey. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards could not get sufficient of the view of Messi storing a Daicos shirt, with several supporters all producing the exact same joke reviewing Messi to Geelong tiny onward Gryan Miers.It all returns to an event involving Miers as well as analyst Gerard Whateley that went popular in July last year.A fake tweet attributed to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi might kick a lot more targets, however Miers scans the area just like properly. Perhaps even better than Messi does." The tweet burst and obtained more footing when the Fox Footy character hit out at giants, saying: "I certainly never said this as well as it must be taken out." Gryan Miers (best) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday occasions. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics by dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session in the end of the period, as well as the managing gag it tackled a brand new life in this particular year's preliminary ultimate between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited competition early in the 2nd one-fourth, a bouncing reception was only inhibited on the border line through Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the amount of time to boot the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, along with the bending over Sherrin sitting up perfectly for Ollie Henry to port the goal." Has anyone ever matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley mentioned contacting the second on AFL Nation.So footy followers had a field time as Messi positioned along with a Collingwood jersey with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley mentioned on X: "Kudos on authorizing Gryan Miers fellas." With the AFL off-season currently in full swing, someone quipped: "Profession Broadcast in Argentina ready to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Image by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is actually the among the AFL's greatest youthful celebrities. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne follower created on Nick Daicos' message: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A next mentioned: "Can Messi snap it coming from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could possibly know a point or more from the goat." Yet another incorporated: "Attractive that you got Gryan Miers to sign a signature for you." Former Cakes player Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo better." The sight of worldwide football superstars marketing various other codes in Australia has come to be rather of a meme in recent years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford postured with a Sherrin at yet another contest promoting other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The publicity feat was actually slammed by regional volleyball (football) analysts as cringe-worthy as well as a missed out on chance to additional enhance the around ball game in Australia.