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Tim Payne agrees to join Olimpia from Wellington Phoenix
New Zealand defender Tim Payne has a verbal agreement to join Paraguayan club Olimpia from Wellington Phoenix, following his social media post this month.
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New Zealand defender Tim Payne has a verbal agreement to join Paraguayan club Olimpia from Wellington Phoenix, following his social media post this month.

At a friendly match between Iran and New Zealand in Los Angeles, Iranian dissidents protested against the Islamic Republic, waving pre-revolutionary flags and chanting for regime change, highlighting deep divisions within the Iranian diaspora.

Marko Stamenic, 24, will play for New Zealand at the World Cup 16 years after watching the team's last appearance with his late father. The Swansea City midfielder says he feels his father's presence and hopes to make him proud.