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.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: 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.