.A photograph of Lionel Messi exhibiting a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues swing. The Magpies shared an image of the Argentinian football legend to their social networking sites profiles on Tuesday, as well as the upload has sent out footy supporters into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of cost trial today > The upload presented Messi carrying a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those varieties concern Magpies stars Josh and also Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free and discreet support call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Exchange target verified", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's confusing if Messi resided in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jersey swap developed at exterior activity two of their gamers were invited to and had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd season playing for Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, that get on best of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals set starts in late Oct. Chip Daicos shared the image in an Instagram cd that also included a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi jacket. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't get enough of the sight of Messi keeping a Daicos jacket, along with several followers all making the same laugh comparing Messi to Geelong little ahead Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an accident including Miers as well as commentator Gerard Whateley that went viral in July final year.An artificial tweet credited to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi might kick more objectives, however Miers checks the industry equally as well. Perhaps even far better than Messi does." The tweet exploded and acquired more grip when the Fox Footy individual hit out at monsters, saying: "I never ever mentioned this and also it needs to be actually gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (right) dressed as Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday occasions. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corp AustraliaMiers fed the scene through dressing up in Messi's total Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday session in the end of the period, and the running joke it took on a brand new life in this year's preparatory final in between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a tight competition early in the second one-fourth, a jumping reception was actually simply inhibited on the perimeter line through Miers.The 25-year-old then possessed the time also the reception towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin sitting up wonderfully for Ollie Holly to port the objective." Possesses anyone ever reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out calling the minute on AFL Nation.So footy followers had an area time as Messi posed with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Kudos on signing Gryan Miers people." With the AFL off-season right now industrious, someone quipped: "Business Radio in Argentina willing to explode.Messi remains in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's most significant young stars. Photo: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corp AustraliaOne follower created on Nick Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood confirmed?" A secondly pointed out: "Can Messi pop it coming from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could possibly learn a thing or more coming from the goat." One more added: "Attractive that you got Gryan Miers to authorize an autograph for you." Former Pies gamer Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo a lot better." The attraction of worldwide football superstars advertising various other codes in Australia has actually ended up being relatively of a meme in the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford postured with a Sherrin at one more event promoting other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The promotion act was actually banged through regional football (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also an overlooked possibility to more enhance the round ball game in Australia.