.A photo of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues wagging. The Magpies shared an image of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social networks accounts on Tuesday, and also the upload has actually sent out footy supporters into meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free trial today > The upload revealed Messi keeping a Collingwood shirt along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those amounts belong to Magpies celebrities Josh as well as Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING RATHER. Absolutely free and discreet help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Exchange aim at validated", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey swap occurred at outside celebration two of their gamers were welcomed to and had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd time betting Big league Soccer side Inter Miami, who get on top of the Eastern Conference status. The MLS finals series kicks off in overdue October. Scar Daicos discussed the picture in an Instagram album that likewise included a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi accepts of the monochrome threads. Photo: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got themself an authorized Messi shirt. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not get enough of the view of Messi holding a Daicos jersey, along with many followers all creating the very same laugh matching up Messi to Geelong little forward Gryan Miers.It all returns to an occurrence including Miers as well as analyst Gerard Whateley that went popular in July final year.A fake tweet attributed to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to soccer. Messi might kick even more targets, however Miers checks the area just like well. Perhaps even better than Messi performs." The tweet exploded and gained additional footing when the Fox Footy individuality hit out at giants, stating: "I never mentioned this and it needs to be removed." Gryan Miers (right) impersonated Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday occasions. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers stoked the melodrama by dressing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment in the end of the season, and the running trick it tackled a new life in this year's initial last in between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited contest early in the second fourth, a hopping reception was just kept in on the limit line through Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the amount of time to boot the reception towards the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin staying up perfectly for Ollie Holly to slot the goal." Has anybody ever before contrasted Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated phoning the instant on AFL Nation.So footy supporters had an industry day as Messi positioned along with a Collingwood jacket along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley mentioned on X: "Congrats on authorizing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season right now industrious, someone quipped: "Business Radio in Argentina ready to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his job at Inter Miami. (Picture through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the one of the AFL's most significant young stars. Photo: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne fan composed on Scar Daicos' message: "Messi to collingwood confirmed?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi snap it coming from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could learn a trait or 2 from the goat." An additional incorporated: "Lovely that you acquired Gryan Miers to sign a sign for you." Past Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo better." The attraction of worldwide football celebrities ensuring other codes in Australia has actually ended up being somewhat of a meme lately. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford presented along with a Sherrin at one more contest promoting other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The attention act was actually knocked through regional football (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and a missed out on possibility to additional elevate the round ballgame in Australia.