.A photograph of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues wagging. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social networking sites accounts on Tuesday, as well as the upload has actually sent footy followers right into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today > The upload presented Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers belong to Magpies stars Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Absolutely free as well as personal help telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the article: "Exchange target validated", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi was in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood told news.com.au the jersey swap happened at exterior activity two of their gamers were invited to as well as had not been planned the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd season playing for Big league Soccer edge Inter Miami, that perform top of the Eastern Conference status. The MLS finals set kicks off in late Oct. Scar Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram cd that additionally included a piece of cake of a signed Messi Argentina jacket from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the monochrome threads. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi shirt. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards could not obtain sufficient of the view of Messi holding a Daicos jersey, along with a lot of followers all creating the same joke contrasting Messi to Geelong small ahead Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an incident involving Miers as well as commentator Gerard Whateley that went popular in July last year.A fake tweet attributed to Whateley explained: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi may boot much more objectives, but Miers scans the field just as properly. Maybe even much better than Messi does." The tweet blew up as well as acquired more footing when the Fox Footy personality struck out at trolls, claiming: "I never mentioned this and it needs to be actually gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (correct) dressed as Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday parties. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the tension through sprucing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment at the end of the time, as well as the operating gag it took on a brand new lifestyle within this year's preliminary last in between Brisbane and also Geelong. In a tight competition early in the 2nd quarter, a jumping ball was just inhibited on the limit line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the amount of time too the reception towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, along with the bending Sherrin sitting up perfectly for Ollie Henry to port the goal." Possesses anybody ever reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated getting in touch with the second on AFL Nation.So footy followers possessed an area time as Messi presented along with a Collingwood shirt with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers guys." Along with the AFL off-season currently in full swing, someone quipped: "Business Radio in Argentina about to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his profession at Inter Miami. (Photo through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's greatest youthful superstars. Picture: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne fan composed on Chip Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A second mentioned: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi can know a factor or 2 from the goat." Another included: "Lovely that you obtained Gryan Miers to sign a signature for you." Former Cakes player Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo a lot better." The sight of worldwide soccer celebrities marketing other codes in Australia has become rather of a meme in recent times. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford posed along with a Sherrin at another tournament marketing various other Aussie featuring codes that weren't football.The publicity stunt was actually knocked by regional soccer (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy and also a missed opportunity to further enhance the sphere ball game in Australia.