PremiumHome / Sport / Football / Football World CupMichael BurgessSenior Sports Journalist·nzme·5 Jun, 2026 05:08 AM3 mins to readThe All Whites defender now has more than 2 million followers on Instagram.
Video / NZ FootballAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.If you want to understand the level of worldwide interest in All Whites defender Tim Payne, consider this number.Four hundred.
That’s roughly how many overseas interview requests New Zealand Football has received over the past week, since Payne’s fame rocketed thanks to a social media campaign
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