.A photograph of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has actually obtained 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 delivered footy followers in to meltdown.Watch every activity of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free trial today > The upload presented Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties come from Magpies celebrities Josh as well as Scar Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE BUYING INSTEAD. Absolutely free and also personal assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Trade intended affirmed", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo ops. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jersey swap took place at external event 2 of their players were actually welcomed to as well as wasn't planned the club.Messi is actually currently in his 2nd season betting Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who get on leading of the Eastern Event standings. The MLS finals series starts in late October. Nick Daicos discussed the image in an Instagram cd that additionally featured a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina jacket coming from the 2022 FIFA Globe Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome threads. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself a signed Messi jersey. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't get sufficient of the attraction of Messi keeping a Daicos shirt, along with a lot of supporters all producing the very same joke contrasting Messi to Geelong little ahead Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an occurrence entailing Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July last year.A phony tweet attributed to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi might boot even more targets, however Miers browses the industry equally as properly. Perhaps even better than Messi performs." The tweet exploded as well as obtained even more grip when the Fox Footy personality attacked out at monsters, mentioning: "I certainly never mentioned this and it should be removed." Gryan Miers (correct) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday parties. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers stired the scene through sprucing up in Messi's full Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the time, as well as the running gag it tackled a brand new life in this particular year's initial last between Brisbane and Geelong. In a strict contest early in the second fourth, a jumping reception was actually only inhibited on the border line through Miers.The 25-year-old at that point had the amount of time too the reception towards the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, along with the bending Sherrin staying up completely for Ollie Holly to slot the target." Possesses anyone ever before reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley claimed calling the second on AFL Nation.So footy supporters possessed a field day as Messi postured with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley stated on X: "Congrats on signing Gryan Miers individuals." With the AFL off-season now industrious, someone quipped: "Trade Broadcast in Argentina about to explode.Messi resides in the golden of his job at Inter Miami. (Picture by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is the among the AFL's most significant youthful celebrities. Image: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Information Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast wrote on Scar Daicos' post: "Messi to collingwood validated?" A second pointed out: "Can Messi break it from 40 on the run? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi can discover a thing or 2 from the goat." One more added: "Cute that you received Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Past Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo much better." The view of global soccer superstars promoting other codes in Australia has become rather of a meme lately. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford posed along with a Sherrin at an additional contest promoting various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The publicity feat was actually banged by local area soccer (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also an overlooked option to more enhance the around ball game in Australia.