.A photograph of Lionel Messi flaunting a Collingwood jumper has actually obtained tongues wagging. The Magpies discussed a photo of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social media sites accounts on Tuesday, and the upload has actually sent footy enthusiasts in to meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today > The upload presented Messi carrying a Collingwood shirt along with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those amounts come from Magpies stars Josh and Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ACQUIRING RATHER. Absolutely free and also confidential help call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Trade target verified", along with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's uncertain if Messi was in Australia for the photo op. Collingwood said to news.com.au the shirt substitution developed at outside occasion two of their players were actually invited to and also had not been set up the club.Messi is presently in his second time playing for Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who get on best of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals collection starts in late Oct. Scar Daicos shared the photograph in an Instagram album that also included a snap of a signed Messi Argentina shirt from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi authorizes of the monochrome strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos snagged themself an authorized Messi shirt. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards could not acquire good enough of the sight of Messi storing a Daicos jacket, along with numerous supporters all making the very same prank contrasting Messi to Geelong small ahead Gryan Miers.It all goes back to a happening entailing Miers as well as commentator Gerard Whateley that went virus-like in July last year.A bogus tweet credited to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may kick a lot more goals, but Miers checks the field just as properly. Perhaps even far better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up and acquired even more traction when the Fox Footy character hit out at trolls, claiming: "I never ever claimed this and also it should be actually eliminated." Gryan Miers (right) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday events. Picture: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the melodrama by sprucing up in Messi's complete Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment at the end of the season, and also the managing joke it tackled a brand-new lifestyle in this particular year's initial ultimate in between Brisbane and also Geelong. In a tight competition early in the 2nd quarter, a hopping reception was merely kept in on the perimeter line by Miers.The 25-year-old then had the time too the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a classic soccer-style cross, along with the flexing Sherrin staying up perfectly for Ollie Henry to port the goal." Possesses any individual ever before compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley stated phoning the moment on AFL Nation.So footy fans had a field time as Messi posed along with a Collingwood jacket with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Congrats on authorizing Gryan Miers guys." With the AFL off-season now in full swing, a single person quipped: "Business Radio in Argentina willing to explode.Messi resides in the twilight of his career at Inter Miami. (Picture through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Source: AFPNick Daicos is actually the some of the AFL's most significant younger stars. Picture: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaOne enthusiast composed on Chip Daicos' message: "Messi to collingwood affirmed?" A next claimed: "Can Messi pop it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi can know a factor or two coming from the goat." One more included: "Adorable that you acquired Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Previous Pies player Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo much better." The attraction of global soccer celebrities marketing other codes in Australia has come to be rather of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at another contest marketing various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The promotion feat was hammered through neighborhood soccer (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy and also a missed option to additional enhance the sphere ballgame in Australia.