.An image of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has actually got tongues swing. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian football legend to their social media sites accounts on Tuesday, as well as the upload has sent footy enthusiasts right into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks during the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > The upload showed Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties concern Magpies celebrities Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. For Free as well as private assistance telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the message: "Exchange aim at validated", along with a goat and eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi was in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jacket substitution developed at outside celebration 2 of their gamers were welcomed to and also wasn't arranged the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd season betting Major League Football side Inter Miami, who perform top of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals series kicks off in late Oct. Scar Daicos shared the image in an Instagram album that likewise included a breeze of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the white and black threads. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself a signed Messi jacket. Photo: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards couldn't get sufficient of the sight of Messi holding a Daicos jacket, with many followers all creating the same joke comparing Messi to Geelong little ahead Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an occurrence involving Miers and commentator Gerard Whateley that went popular in July final year.An artificial tweet credited to Whateley said: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may boot extra objectives, however Miers scans the field just as effectively. Maybe even better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up as well as acquired additional traction when the Fox Footy character hit out at monsters, stating: "I never ever said this as well as it should be actually taken out." Gryan Miers (best) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday festivities. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: Information Corp AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics by dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina package for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the season, and the managing gag it handled a brand new life within this year's preliminary final in between Brisbane and also Geelong. In a limited competition early in the second one-fourth, a bouncing ball was merely inhibited on the limit line through Miers.The 25-year-old then possessed the amount of time too the reception towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, along with the bending over Sherrin staying up wonderfully for Ollie Henry to port the objective." Possesses any person ever before reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated contacting the minute on AFL Nation.So footy supporters had a field time as Messi presented with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley stated on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers men." Along with the AFL off-season now in full swing, a single person quipped: "Business Radio in Argentina about to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the one of the AFL's most significant young stars. Image: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Updates Corp AustraliaOne fan composed on Scar Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A secondly mentioned: "Can Messi break it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi can know a trait or two from the goat." One more incorporated: "Lovely that you received Gryan Miers to authorize a signature for you." Past Cakes player Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo a lot better." The sight of worldwide volleyball superstars ensuring other codes in Australia has come to be rather of a meme over the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford positioned with a Sherrin at one more contest ensuring various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The publicity act was hammered through neighborhood soccer (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy as well as a missed opportunity to additional enhance the round ballgame in Australia.