Home / Sport / Football / All WhitesSamuel SherryJournalist·NZ Herald·3 Jun, 2026 09:00 PM3 mins to read‌Argentine football content creator El Scarso wanted to make Payne the 2026 Fifa World Cup's main character.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.All Whites defender Tim Payne has finally met the man who helped explode his Instagram following to nearly five million people.

Payne is the second-most popular New Zealand athlete on the social media platform, behind former UFC champion Israel Adesanya, after Argentine football content creator El Scarso, whose real

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