.A photograph of Lionel Messi exhibiting a Collingwood jumper has received tongues twitching. The Magpies shared a picture of the Argentinian volleyball legend to their social networking sites accounts on Tuesday, and also the upload has delivered footy supporters in to meltdown.Watch every game of the NAB AFL Women's Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks throughout use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your cost-free trial today > The upload showed Messi keeping a Collingwood jacket with "Daicos 7/35" on the spine-- those amounts belong to Magpies superstars Josh and also Nick Daicos.Grand FinalIMAGINE WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GETTING RATHER. For Free and classified assistance ring 1800u00a0858u00a0858 or even go to gamblinghelponline.org.au.Collingwood captioned the blog post: "Exchange aim at affirmed", along with a goat as well as eyes emoji.It's not clear if Messi remained in Australia for the photo opportunity. Collingwood said to news.com.au the jersey exchange occurred at exterior occasion 2 of their players were actually welcomed to and also had not been organised the club.Messi is currently in his second period betting Major League Soccer edge Inter Miami, who get on top of the Eastern Event standings. The MLS finals series starts in late Oct. Chip Daicos discussed the picture in an Instagram album that likewise included a piece of cake of an authorized Messi Argentina jersey from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.Lionel Messi permits of the white and black strings. Photograph: Twitter, @CollingwoodFC. Source: TwitterNick Daicos got himself a signed Messi jacket. Image: Instagram.Source: InstagramCollingwood devoteds couldn't receive enough of the sight of Messi keeping a Daicos shirt, along with lots of enthusiasts all making the very same prank matching up Messi to Geelong little onward Gryan Miers.It all returns to an occurrence involving Miers and also analyst Gerard Whateley that went viral in July last year.A bogus tweet attributed to Whateley mentioned: "Gryan Miers is to AFL what Leo Messi is to soccer. Messi may boot extra objectives, yet Miers browses the field just as properly. Maybe even far better than Messi carries out." The tweet exploded and acquired additional footing when the Fox Footy individuality attacked out at monsters, stating: "I certainly never stated this as well as it ought to be actually removed." Gryan Miers (appropriate) impersonated Lionel Messi finally year's Mad Monday events. Image: Jason EdwardsSource: News Corp AustraliaMiers fed the scene by dressing up in Messi's total Argentina package for Geelong's Mad Monday session by the end of the season, and also the running trick it tackled a brand new lifestyle in this particular year's preliminary last between Brisbane and Geelong. In a strict contest early in the second one-fourth, a hopping reception was just kept in on the perimeter line through Miers.The 25-year-old after that had the time also the ball towards the goalsquare in a traditional soccer-style cross, with the flexing Sherrin staying up flawlessly for Ollie Henry to slot the goal." Has any individual ever matched up Gryan Miers to Messi?" Whateley pointed out contacting the minute on AFL Nation.So footy fans possessed a field time as Messi posed with a Collingwood jersey along with Daicos on the back.Jake Buckley said on X: "Congratulations on signing Gryan Miers guys." With the AFL off-season now industrious, one person quipped: "Field Radio in Argentina ready to explode.Messi is in the golden of his occupation at Inter Miami. (Photo through Chris ARJOON/ AFP) Resource: AFPNick Daicos is actually the among the AFL's biggest younger superstars. Picture: Wire Service/ Michael KleinSource: News Corporation AustraliaOne fan wrote on Chip Daicos' post: "Messi to collingwood confirmed?" A secondly said: "Can Messi snap it from 40 on the operate? Daicos my goat." A third joked: "Messi could possibly know a factor or two from the goat." One more included: "Cute that you received Gryan Miers to sign an autograph for you." Previous Cakes gamer Trey Ruscoe wrote: "Ronaldo much better." The attraction of international volleyball stars ensuring various other codes in Australia has actually come to be rather of a meme recently. In 2022, Manchester United star Marcus Rashford presented along with a Sherrin at yet another tournament promoting other Aussie showing off codes that weren't football.The promotion act was banged through regional soccer (football) commentators as cringe-worthy as well as a skipped chance to additional elevate the around ballgame in Australia.