Christian Gray, a trainee teacher at an Intermediate School in Auckland, scored in a famous draw vs. Boca Juniors.

Auckland City qualified for the Club World Cup after winning the Oceania Champions League in 2024. In addition to the £800,000 pocketed for the draw, the club also returns to New Zealand with even more money, since just for participating, they had already secured US$3.58m (about £2.9m). Thus, the total prize money for the team is around £3.7m.

Auckland City FC defender Christian Gray carved his name in New Zealand football history. At the same time, he stepped out of a large shadow. It probably was