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\"EastKolkata: Kolkata football giants East<\/strong> Bengal<\/strong><\/a> on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Australian striker Christopher Payne as their fourth foreigner after parting ways with Kyrgyzstan’s Ildar Amirov.<\/p>\n

Payne has been hired in the mandatory Asian quota for foreigners. The other three foreigners are Willis Plaza, Wedson Anselme and Ivan Bukenya.<\/p>\n

“His (Christopher) contract has been done. We have applied for his visa,” a club official told .<\/p>\n

Payne has won the Australian League with Sydney FC in the 2009-10.<\/p>\n

Read more: Bengaluru bow out of AFC Champions League reckoning<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

East Bengal are presently at the top of the I-League with 13 points from five matches, having won four matches in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Payne has been hired in the mandatory Asian quota for foreigners. 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