.A picture of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues swing. The Magpies discussed an image of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social media profiles on Tuesday, and the upload has actually sent out footy enthusiasts in to meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free test today > The upload revealed Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those amounts belong to Magpies superstars Josh and Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Absolutely free as well as classified help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Trade aim at affirmed", along with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's confusing if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood told news.com.au the jacket swap happened at external event 2 of their players were actually welcomed to and had not been organised the club.Messi is presently in his second time playing for Big league Football edge Inter Miami, who are on top of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals set kicks off in late October. Scar Daicos discussed the picture in an Instagram cd that additionally featured a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina jersey coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the black and white strings. Photo: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got themself a signed Messi jersey. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not obtain sufficient of the sight of Messi holding a Daicos jersey, along with several enthusiasts all making the very same prank comparing Messi to Geelong small onward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an incident including Miers as well as analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi may boot a lot more targets, however Miers checks the industry equally well. Maybe even far better than Messi does." The tweet burst as well as acquired more traction when the Fox Footy individual struck out at giants, saying: "I certainly never stated this as well as it ought to be cleared away." Gryan Miers (ideal) dressed as Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday festivities. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers stoked the melodrama by sprucing up in Messi's full Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the period, as well as the operating gag it handled a new life in this year's preparatory ultimate in between Brisbane and also Geelong. In a tight contest early in the second one-fourth, a bouncing reception was only inhibited on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old after that possessed the moment also the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, along with the bending over Sherrin sitting up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to port the target." Possesses any individual ever compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley mentioned calling the second on AFL Nation.So footy enthusiasts possessed an area time as Messi positioned with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Kudos on authorizing Gryan Miers men." Along with the AFL off-season currently industrious, someone quipped: "Business Broadcast in Argentina ready to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his profession at Inter Miami. (Image by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's biggest younger superstars. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne follower created on Chip Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A next pointed out: "Can Messi break it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi might find out a thing or 2 coming from the goat." One more added: "Attractive that you acquired Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Past Cakes player Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo a lot better." The attraction of international soccer superstars ensuring various other codes in Australia has come to be quite of a meme over the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford postured along with a Sherrin at another tournament promoting various other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The promotion feat was hammered through local soccer (football) commentators as cringe-worthy and also an overlooked possibility to additional elevate the sphere ballgame in Australia.