.A photo of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues twitching. The Magpies discussed a photo of the Argentinian soccer legend to their social media profiles on Tuesday, and the upload has sent footy followers into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period cope with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > The upload presented Messi holding a Collingwood jersey along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those varieties come from Magpies celebrities Josh and Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE GETTING RATHER. Totally free and confidential help ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the message: "Exchange target validated", along with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's vague if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey substitution happened at exterior activity two of their players were actually invited to and wasn't set up the club.Messi is actually presently in his second season playing for Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who get on leading of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals collection starts in late Oct. Nick Daicos discussed the image in an Instagram cd that additionally included a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina jacket from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi accepts of the white and black threads. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos snagged themself a signed Messi shirt. Image: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not get sufficient of the view of Messi holding a Daicos shirt, with a lot of enthusiasts all making the exact same joke reviewing Messi to Geelong little forward Gryan Miers.It all returns to a happening entailing Miers as well as analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July final year.A phony tweet credited to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi might kick a lot more goals, however Miers scans the area just as properly. Maybe even better than Messi performs." The tweet exploded as well as acquired more footing when the Fox Footy character struck out at monsters, stating: "I never ever mentioned this and also it should be actually taken out." Gryan Miers (right) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday celebrations. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics by dressing up in Messi's full Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment in the end of the season, as well as the operating joke it tackled a new life in this particular year's preparatory last between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a strict contest early in the second quarter, a hopping reception was just kept in on the boundary line through Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the moment too the reception in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, with the bending over Sherrin staying up perfectly for Ollie Holly to slot the goal." Possesses any individual ever matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed contacting the minute on AFL Nation.So footy followers possessed an area day as Messi presented along with a Collingwood shirt with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley mentioned on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers fellas." With the AFL off-season now in full swing, one person quipped: "Profession Broadcast in Argentina willing to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Picture by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the some of the AFL's greatest youthful celebrities. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corp AustraliaOne fan wrote on Chip Daicos' post: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A second said: "Can Messi break it coming from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could possibly find out a factor or more from the goat." Yet another included: "Adorable that you got Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Former Cakes player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo a lot better." The sight of worldwide volleyball stars advertising other codes in Australia has come to be quite of a meme lately. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford presented with a Sherrin at yet another event ensuring various other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The attention stunt was actually hammered through regional volleyball (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also a skipped possibility to more enhance the sphere ball game in Australia.