.A photograph of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has actually acquired tongues twitching. The Magpies shared a picture of the Argentinian football legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, and the upload has actually sent out footy enthusiasts in to meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Time LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your cost-free trial today > The upload showed Messi carrying a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those numbers concern Magpies celebrities Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of charge and private assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the message: "Trade intended verified", along with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's uncertain if Messi resided in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jacket exchange happened at exterior event 2 of their gamers were actually invited to and also wasn't arranged the club.Messi is presently in his 2nd period playing for Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, that perform leading of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection begins in overdue October. Nick Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram album that also included a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the black and white strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself an authorized Messi jacket. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not obtain enough of the attraction of Messi holding a Daicos jersey, along with many followers all making the same laugh matching up Messi to Geelong small forward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an occurrence entailing Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went viral in July final year.An artificial tweet attributed to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to soccer. Messi may kick a lot more targets, but Miers browses the field just as properly. Maybe even better than Messi does." The tweet blew up as well as gained additional footing when the Fox Footy individuality struck out at trolls, stating: "I never ever stated this as well as it must be actually eliminated." Gryan Miers (appropriate) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday celebrations. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers stired the drama by dressing up in Messi's full Argentina package for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment by the end of the time, and also the operating trick it handled a new life within this year's preparatory last between Brisbane and Geelong. In a strict competition early in the second fourth, a hopping ball was simply kept in on the boundary line through Miers.The 25-year-old at that point possessed the moment also the reception towards the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin sitting up completely for Ollie Henry to slot the target." Possesses anyone ever before matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed getting in touch with the moment on AFL Nation.So footy followers possessed an area time as Messi positioned with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Kudos on authorizing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season now in full swing, a single person quipped: "Trade Radio in Argentina about to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Image by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the among the AFL's greatest younger celebrities. Picture: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: News Corp AustraliaOne fan created on Chip Daicos' blog post: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A secondly stated: "Can Messi snap it coming from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could possibly discover a thing or two from the goat." Another included: "Cute that you obtained Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Past Pies player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo much better." The sight of worldwide soccer superstars ensuring various other codes in Australia has actually come to be rather of a meme in the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford presented with a Sherrin at one more contest advertising other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The attention feat was slammed by local area football (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy as well as a missed out on possibility to additional elevate the around ballgame in Australia.