New Zealand's Payne joins Paraguayan powerhouse after Instagram fame (opens in new tab)

His current club, Wellington Phoenix, confirmed his sale to the 48-time champions of Paraguay for an undisclosed fee. The versatile 32-year-old shot to social media stardom in the lead-up to the World Cup after Argentinian influencer El Scarso sought to boost the following of the tournament's "least followed" player. Payne's Instagram following grew from just 4,000 to more than five million in the space of a week, and now sits just shy of six million. "This wasn't an easy decision," Payne sai...