.A picture of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has received tongues swing. The Magpies discussed an image of the Argentinian football legend to their social networking sites profiles on Tuesday, and also the upload has actually sent footy supporters into meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Time LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > The upload revealed Messi supporting a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties come from Magpies superstars Josh as well as Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE PURCHASING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and classified help telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Exchange intended verified", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi resided in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jersey swap took place at exterior event 2 of their players were actually welcomed to and had not been planned the club.Messi is actually presently in his second time playing for Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, that get on best of the Eastern Association standings. The MLS finals collection starts in late October. Nick Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram cd that additionally included a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the white and black strings. Photo: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got themself an authorized Messi shirt. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not acquire sufficient of the sight of Messi keeping a Daicos jacket, along with many followers all producing the very same prank comparing Messi to Geelong little forward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an occurrence including Miers as well as commentator Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July last year.An artificial tweet credited to Whateley explained: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may kick a lot more goals, yet Miers scans the field equally properly. Maybe even better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up as well as obtained more traction when the Fox Footy individuality struck out at giants, claiming: "I never ever said this and it ought to be gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (right) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday events. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers stired the melodrama by dressing up in Messi's total Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment at the end of the time, and also the running trick it handled a new life in this year's initial ultimate in between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a limited competition early in the 2nd quarter, a hopping ball was actually only inhibited on the boundary line through Miers.The 25-year-old then had the amount of time too the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin sitting up perfectly for Ollie Henry to slot the objective." Has anyone ever reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated phoning the moment on AFL Nation.So footy supporters had a field time as Messi postured along with a Collingwood jersey with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley mentioned on X: "Kudos on signing Gryan Miers men." Along with the AFL off-season right now in full swing, a single person quipped: "Trade Radio in Argentina willing to explode.Messi remains in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the one of the AFL's biggest younger stars. Picture: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne fan created on Nick Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A second said: "Can Messi pop it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could possibly learn a point or 2 from the goat." Yet another added: "Attractive that you got Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Past Cakes player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo a lot better." The attraction of global football celebrities marketing various other codes in Australia has actually ended up being somewhat of a meme in recent years. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at another event advertising various other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The attention act was actually hammered by local soccer (football) analysts as cringe-worthy and also a skipped option to further elevate the around ballgame in Australia.