.An image of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has actually acquired tongues wagging. The Magpies shared a photo of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social media accounts on Tuesday, and the upload has actually sent footy followers into meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > The upload presented Messi supporting a Collingwood jacket along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those amounts belong to Magpies celebrities Josh and also Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. Completely free and confidential assistance ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the article: "Trade aim at validated", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey substitution developed at exterior activity two of their gamers were welcomed to and also wasn't arranged the club.Messi is actually presently in his 2nd period betting Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, that get on best of the Eastern Association status. The MLS finals collection starts in late Oct. Nick Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram album that likewise included a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina jersey coming from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi approves of the white and black threads. Picture: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos snagged themself a signed Messi jacket. Image: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds could not get enough of the attraction of Messi keeping a Daicos jacket, with many enthusiasts all producing the very same joke contrasting Messi to Geelong small onward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to an incident entailing Miers and also commentator Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A bogus tweet credited to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi may kick a lot more objectives, yet Miers browses the area just as properly. Perhaps even better than Messi carries out." The tweet exploded and also got additional traction when the Fox Footy individuality struck out at monsters, claiming: "I never claimed this and it ought to be taken out." Gryan Miers (right) impersonated Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday celebrations. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corp AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics by dressing up in Messi's total Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment at the end of the period, and the operating joke it took on a brand new life in this particular year's initial last between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a strict competition early in the second one-fourth, a hopping ball was just kept in on the limit line by Miers.The 25-year-old at that point possessed the amount of time to boot the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, with the bending Sherrin staying up wonderfully for Ollie Henry to slot the objective." Has any person ever before reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out contacting the moment on AFL Nation.So footy supporters had an area day as Messi presented along with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley pointed out on X: "Congrats on authorizing Gryan Miers fellas." Along with the AFL off-season currently in full swing, someone quipped: "Profession Broadcast in Argentina willing to explode.Messi remains in the golden of his job at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is actually the one of the AFL's biggest young stars. Picture: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast created on Nick Daicos' message: "Messi to collingwood confirmed?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi break it coming from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi could possibly discover a trait or 2 coming from the goat." Yet another included: "Attractive that you acquired Gryan Miers to authorize an autograph for you." Past Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe composed: "Ronaldo better." The view of global soccer celebrities marketing various other codes in Australia has become quite of a meme in the last few years. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at an additional event ensuring other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The publicity feat was slammed by local soccer (football) analysts as cringe-worthy and also a missed out on option to additional elevate the sphere ball game in Australia.