.A picture of Lionel Messi showing off a Collingwood jumper has actually obtained tongues twitching. The Magpies discussed a picture of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social media sites accounts on Tuesday, and the upload has sent out footy fans right into meltdown.Watch every video game of the NAB AFL Female's Premiership Period LIVE with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today > The upload showed Messi keeping a Collingwood jersey along with "Daicos 7/35" on the back-- those varieties belong to Magpies stars Josh as well as Chip Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MAY BE PURCHASING INSTEAD. For Free and personal assistance call 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even check out gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Trade intended affirmed", with a goat and also eyes emoji.It's uncertain if Messi was in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood informed news.com.au the jersey substitution occurred at external event two of their players were invited to and had not been set up the club.Messi is currently in his second time playing for Major League Football edge Inter Miami, that get on best of the Eastern Conference standings. The MLS finals collection starts in late October. Nick Daicos discussed the image in an Instagram cd that likewise featured a breeze of a signed Messi Argentina shirt coming from the 2022 FIFA Planet Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the monochrome strings. Image: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos snagged themself a signed Messi jacket. Photograph: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood diehards could not get sufficient of the view of Messi keeping a Daicos shirt, along with several followers all making the very same prank matching up Messi to Geelong small onward Gryan Miers.It all gets back to a happening including Miers and commentator Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley stated: "Gryan Miers is actually to AFL what Leo Messi is actually to football. Messi might kick a lot more objectives, but Miers checks the industry equally as properly. Perhaps even far better than Messi performs." The tweet blew up and also gained even more footing when the Fox Footy individuality struck out at trolls, stating: "I certainly never claimed this as well as it needs to be cleared away." Gryan Miers (right) dressed as Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday celebrations. Photo: Jason EdwardsSource: Headlines Corporation AustraliaMiers stired the scene by dressing up in Messi's complete Argentina kit for Geelong's Mad Monday treatment at the end of the time, as well as the operating trick it took on a new lifestyle in this year's preliminary final in between Brisbane as well as Geelong. In a tight competition early in the second one-fourth, a bouncing reception was simply kept in on the border line by Miers.The 25-year-old then had the time to boot the ball in the direction of the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, along with the bending Sherrin sitting up wonderfully for Ollie Holly to port the objective." Has any person ever before compared Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley mentioned getting in touch with the second on AFL Nation.So footy fans had an area day as Messi postured with a Collingwood shirt along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley claimed on X: "Congrats on authorizing Gryan Miers fellas." Along with the AFL off-season now industrious, a single person quipped: "Field Radio in Argentina willing to explode.Messi is in the golden of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photo by Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is the one of the AFL's greatest youthful stars. Image: NewsWire/ Michael KleinSource: Headlines Corp AustraliaOne supporter wrote on Scar Daicos' article: "Messi to collingwood confirmed?" A secondly claimed: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A 3rd joked: "Messi can find out a trait or two from the goat." An additional incorporated: "Charming that you got Gryan Miers to sign a sign for you." Past Pies player Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo a lot better." The attraction of international volleyball superstars marketing other codes in Australia has ended up being relatively of a meme in recent times. In 2022, Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford presented with a Sherrin at one more tournament ensuring other Aussie sporting codes that weren't football.The promotion feat was actually knocked by regional volleyball (soccer) commentators as cringe-worthy and also an overlooked option to further enhance the sphere ball game in Australia.