.A photo of Lionel Messi displaying a Collingwood jumper has acquired tongues twitching. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social media profiles on Tuesday, and also the upload has sent footy supporters right into meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Season deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free test today > The upload revealed Messi keeping a Collingwood shirt along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties come from Magpies superstars Josh and also Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU CAN BE BUYING AS AN ALTERNATIVE. Free of cost and also classified support phone call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or explore gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Trade intended validated", along with a goat and eyes emoji.It's unclear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood told news.com.au the jacket swap occurred at outside celebration two of their gamers were actually invited to as well as wasn't planned the club.Messi is currently in his 2nd season betting Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who perform best of the Eastern Event status. The MLS finals set starts in overdue Oct. Chip Daicos shared the picture in an Instagram album that likewise included a breeze of an authorized Messi Argentina jersey coming from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome strings. Picture: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Resource: TwitterNick Daicos got himself a signed Messi jacket. Picture: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards could not get enough of the attraction of Messi keeping a Daicos jacket, with numerous enthusiasts all making the exact same laugh contrasting Messi to Geelong tiny forward Gryan Miers.It all goes back to an occurrence entailing Miers and commentator Gerard Whateley that went popular in July last year.A bogus tweet credited to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is to football. Messi might kick much more goals, but Miers checks the field just as properly. Maybe even better than Messi carries out." The tweet blew up and also acquired additional traction when the Fox Footy individuality struck out at trolls, saying: "I never stated this and it should be actually eliminated." Gryan Miers (ideal) dressed as Lionel Messi at last year's Mad Monday celebrations. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Updates Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the theatrics by sprucing up in Messi's full Argentina set for Geelong's Mad Monday session at the end of the season, and also the operating joke it tackled a brand-new life within this year's preliminary last between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a limited contest early in the 2nd one-fourth, a hopping ball was actually simply inhibited on the boundary line through Miers.The 25-year-old after that possessed the time also the reception towards the goalsquare in a timeless soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin staying up flawlessly for Ollie Holly to slot the objective." Has any individual ever before reviewed Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley said phoning the moment on AFL Nation.So footy fans had an industry day as Messi posed with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Kudos on signing Gryan Miers people." Along with the AFL off-season right now industrious, a single person quipped: "Trade Radio in Argentina about to explode.Messi is in the twilight of his profession at Inter Miami. (Photograph through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is the one of the AFL's greatest young superstars. Photo: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne fan composed on Chip Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood verified?" A secondly mentioned: "Can Messi snap it coming from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could find out a point or 2 coming from the goat." One more added: "Charming that you obtained Gryan Miers to authorize a sign for you." Past Pies gamer Trey Ruscoe created: "Ronaldo a lot better." The sight of global soccer superstars marketing other codes in Australia has actually ended up being somewhat of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford positioned along with a Sherrin at another contest advertising various other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The promotion stunt was actually knocked by regional football (soccer) analysts as cringe-worthy as well as a missed out on opportunity to additional enhance the sphere ball game in Australia.