.A photograph of Lionel Messi exhibiting a Collingwood jumper has actually got tongues twitching. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social media sites accounts on Tuesday, and the upload has actually delivered footy followers right into meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > The upload revealed Messi supporting a Collingwood jacket along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties belong to Magpies superstars Josh and Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE BUYING INSTEAD. Completely free and also discreet assistance telephone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Exchange intended validated", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi resided in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood informed news.com.au the shirt substitution occurred at external occasion two of their gamers were actually invited to as well as had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd time playing for Big league Soccer edge Inter Miami, that perform top of the Eastern Event standings. The MLS finals collection begins in late October. Nick Daicos shared the photo in an Instagram cd that likewise featured a breeze of an authorized Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome threads. Picture: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi shirt. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards couldn't get good enough of the view of Messi storing a Daicos jacket, with a lot of supporters all producing the very same prank reviewing Messi to Geelong small ahead Gryan Miers.It all gets back to a happening including Miers and also commentator Gerard Whateley that went popular in July last year.A fake tweet attributed to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may boot a lot more objectives, but Miers browses the industry just like properly. Perhaps even better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up as well as gained more footing when the Fox Footy character struck out at monsters, mentioning: "I never ever said this and also it needs to be actually eliminated." Gryan Miers (ideal) impersonated Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday events. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics through dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the time, and also the running joke it handled a brand-new lifestyle within this year's preliminary last in between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited contest early in the 2nd fourth, a bouncing ball was only inhibited on the limit line by Miers.The 25-year-old after that had the moment also the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin staying up perfectly for Ollie Holly to slot the objective." Possesses any person ever before contrasted Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out phoning the minute on AFL Nation.So footy followers possessed an industry time as Messi presented with a Collingwood jacket along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley pointed out on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers fellas." Along with the AFL off-season now in full swing, someone quipped: "Profession Radio in Argentina ready to explode.Messi remains in the golden of his job at Inter Miami. (Picture through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the some of the AFL's most significant youthful celebrities. Picture: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne enthusiast composed on Nick Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi pop it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi might learn a trait or two coming from the goat." Yet another incorporated: "Cute that you got Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Past Cakes player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo better." The attraction of international football celebrities promoting other codes in Australia has become rather of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United celebrity Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at yet another tournament promoting various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The promotion act was actually hammered by regional football (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy as well as a missed out on chance to further enhance the round ball game in Australia.