.A photo of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has actually got tongues swing. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian football legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, as well as the upload has sent out footy followers right into meltdown.Watch every 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 supporting a Collingwood jacket along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those varieties come from Magpies celebrities Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE PURCHASING RATHER. Absolutely free and personal help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or see gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the post: "Trade aim at affirmed", with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi resided in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey swap happened at exterior activity two of their players were actually invited to and wasn't planned the club.Messi is actually presently in his 2nd time playing for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, that get on best of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection starts in late Oct. Chip Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram cd that likewise featured a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina jacket coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the white and black strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi shirt. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards couldn't obtain good enough of the view of Messi keeping a Daicos jersey, with many enthusiasts all producing the exact same laugh matching up Messi to Geelong tiny onward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an accident including Miers as well as commentator Gerard Whateley that went popular in July last year.A fake tweet credited to Whateley said: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi may boot more goals, but Miers checks the area equally properly. Perhaps even much better than Messi does." The tweet blew up and obtained even more traction when the Fox Footy personality attacked out at monsters, saying: "I certainly never said this and also it should be gotten rid of." Gryan Miers (right) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday events. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the scene through sprucing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session in the end of the period, and the managing joke it handled a new life in this year's preliminary last between Brisbane and Geelong. In a limited contest early in the 2nd one-fourth, a hopping reception was actually just kept in on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old after that had the time to boot the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin sitting up perfectly for Ollie Henry to port the target." Possesses anybody ever reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley mentioned calling the second on AFL Nation.So footy fans possessed a field day as Messi postured with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley pointed out on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season now industrious, one person quipped: "Field Broadcast in Argentina about to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his job at Inter Miami. (Picture by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the some of the AFL's most significant youthful celebrities. Picture: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne fan created on Scar Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A next pointed out: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi might find out a point or two coming from the goat." One more included: "Adorable that you got Gryan Miers to sign a signature for you." Former Cakes player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo much better." The sight of international football stars advertising various other codes in Australia has come to be rather of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United celebrity Marcus Rashford postured along with a Sherrin at an additional tournament advertising various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The publicity feat was slammed by local area soccer (football) commentators as cringe-worthy as well as an overlooked possibility to additional elevate the sphere ball game in Australia.