Viral New Zealand soccer star meets Argentine social media influencer who boosted following to 5M

Yahoo Sports is reporting Viral New Zealand soccer star meets Argentine social media influencer who boosted following to 5M. Tim Payne couldn't wait to give Valen Scarsini a big hug and tell him thanks a million. New social media followers, that is. The New Zealand defender met the influencer and content creator from Argentina on Wednesday after Scarsini — known as “El Scarso” — asked his fans last week to help kick up support for the soccer standout while calling him the “least-known” player at the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico based on his small social media following.

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