Tim Payne: from 4,000 to 4 million followers. The New Zealand national team boosted by Argentine talent.
BUENOS AIRES. June 3. FAMA&REDES – Tim Payne has become one of New Zealand's newest sensations. His extraordinary growth has surprised the digital world and is thanks to the talent, strategy, and vision of an Argentinian.
When creativity is combined with impeccable execution, the results speak for themselves.
馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand has a new star.
馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina made its mark.
Tim Payne is the first viral phenomenon of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Thanks to Argentinian social media star Valen Scarsini, known as "El Scarso," the New Zealand player went from being the least known footballer with 4,000 social media followers to a celebrity with 4,000,000.
A free publicity boost for New Zealand:
Regarding Tim's newfound fame, Darren Bazeley told FAMA&REDES, "At the moment, I see that he's handling it very well, probably better than others would."
What does the new social media star, Tim Payne, think about all this?
Tim, 32, said that what he's experiencing is "crazy" and that he wants to meet Scarso, his "discoverer," to thank him for bringing him out of anonymity; in front of thousands of players from other national teams, ahead of the most important event in the world in 2026.
What did Scarso say?
Valen Scarsini said he would travel to Florida to see New Zealand's friendly match against Haiti in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. "Guys, tomorrow's the day," Scarsini posted on Instagram. "We're going to watch Tim's game against Haiti and then we're going to meet him. Thanks to everyone who made it possible," the Argentine influencer noted. Tim Payne's wife, Michelle Peters, a professional photographer born in Costa Rica, played a key role in helping Payne understand the phenomenon and thanked Juan Palavecino, an Argentinian musician, for a fun song he wrote for him.
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BUENOS AIRES. Junio 3. FAMA & REDES – Tim Payne se ha convertido en una de las nuevas sensaciones de Nueva Zelanda. Un crecimiento extraordinario que ha sorprendido al mundo digital y que tiene detr谩s el talento, la estrategia y la visi贸n de un argentino. Cuando la creatividad se combina con una ejecuci贸n impecable, los resultados hablan por s铆 solos.
馃嚦馃嚳 Nueva Zelanda tiene una nueva estrella.
馃嚘馃嚪 Argentina dej贸 su huella
Tim Payne es el primer fen贸meno viral del Mundial de Futbol 2026. De la mano de la estrella argentina de las redes sociales Valen Scarsini, conocido como “El Scarso”, el jugador de Nueva Zelanda, pas贸 de ser el futbolista menos conocido y de tener 4.000 seguidores en redes sociales a ser una celebridad con 4.000.000.
Un golpe gratuito de publicidad a Nueva Zelanda:
Sobre la nueva fama que consigui贸 Tim, Darren Bazeley dijo a FAMA&REDES "Por el momento, veo que lo est谩 manejando muy bien, probablemente mejor de lo que lo har铆an otros".
¿Qu茅 opina de todo esto la nueva estrella de redes, Tim Payne?
Tim, de 32 a帽os, manifest贸 que es una “locura” lo que est谩 viviendo y quiere conocer a Scarso, su “descubridor” a los efectos de agradecerle la intenci贸n de sacarlo del anonimato; frente a miles de jugadores de otras selecciones, de cara al acontecimiento m谩s importante del mundo en 2026.
¿Qu茅 dijo Scarso?
Valen Scarsini dijo que viajar铆a a Florida para ver el partido amistoso de Nueva Zelanda contra Hait铆 en Fort Lauderdale el martes. “Chicos, ma帽ana es el d铆a”, public贸 Scarsini en Instagram. “Vamos a ver el partido de Tim contra Hait铆 y luego vamos a conocerlo. Gracias a todos los que lo hicieron posible”, se帽al贸 el el influencer argentino.
La esposa de Tim Payne, Michelle Peters, una fot贸grafa profesional nacida en Costa Rica, tuvo un papel importante al ayudar a Payne a entender el fen贸meno y agradeci贸 una divertida canci贸n que cre贸 para 茅l, Juan Palavecino, un m煤sico argentino.
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