Even when there was no clear passage in sight, All Whites midfielder Tim Payne refused to give up on his dream of making it as a professional footballer. PHOTOSPORT Tim Payne has represented the All Whites on 18 occasions. He has spent the past three years playing for Auckland's Eastern Suburbs in the ISPS Handa Premiership and captained an all-Kiwi team to the title last season. PHOTOSPORT Eastern Suburbs captain Tim Payne lifts the trophy after winning the national league final. The same happened at Eastern Suburbs as well and we went and won a title."

Source: Stuff July 18, 2019 20:59 UTC