CIES: 13,664 expat players worldwide, including 1,287 Brazilians, 946 French and 780 Argentines

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With 1,287 expatriate players playing in the 145 leagues of the 96 countries studied, Brazil tops the list of countries exporting football players in 2021, ahead of France (946) and Argentina (780), according to the CIES Football Observatory in its monthly report entitled "Expatriate footballers worldwide: global 2021 study" published on...

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