.An image of Lionel Messi exhibiting a Collingwood jumper has obtained tongues twitching. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian football legend to their social networks profiles on Tuesday, and also the upload has sent out footy fans in to meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your totally free trial today > The upload presented Messi supporting a Collingwood shirt along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers come from Magpies stars Josh as well as Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE ACQUIRING RATHER. Totally free and also classified support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Trade target confirmed", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi resided in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood told news.com.au the jersey exchange happened at outside occasion 2 of their gamers were invited to and also wasn't organised the club.Messi is presently in his second season playing for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, who perform leading of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection kicks off in late Oct. Scar Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram album that also featured a snap of a signed Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi accepts of the white and black threads. Picture: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos snagged himself a signed Messi jacket. Image: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards couldn't obtain enough of the view of Messi holding a Daicos jersey, along with a lot of supporters all making the same joke comparing Messi to Geelong little ahead Gryan Miers.It all returns to an accident involving Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley specified: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may boot extra objectives, yet Miers scans the industry equally properly. Maybe even far better than Messi performs." The tweet burst and also obtained even more grip when the Fox Footy character attacked out at giants, mentioning: "I never ever said this and also it ought to be actually taken out." Gryan Miers (appropriate) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday festivities. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers stoked the scene by dressing up in Messi's full Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday session in the end of the period, as well as the running gag it handled a new lifestyle in this year's initial last between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited competition early in the second fourth, a hopping reception was merely kept in on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the time to boot the reception towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, with the bending over Sherrin sitting up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to port the objective." Has any person ever reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out phoning the instant on AFL Nation.So footy enthusiasts possessed an area day as Messi positioned with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers men." With the AFL off-season now industrious, one person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina ready to explode.Messi remains in the twilight of his profession at Inter Miami. (Image through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the some of the AFL's greatest younger superstars. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast wrote on Scar Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi pop it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi might learn a thing or two from the goat." One more included: "Cute that you obtained Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Past Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo better." The sight of international football stars advertising other codes in Australia has actually come to be somewhat of a meme in the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford posed along with a Sherrin at an additional event ensuring other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The attention act was actually knocked by local football (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and a missed out on chance to additional enhance the sphere ballgame in Australia.