CIES: France, country that exports the 2nd most players in 2022 after Brazil and ahead of Argentina

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C. Tolisso, L. Hernandez, B. Pavard and K. Coman, four French players at FC Bayern Munich - ©  Bundesliga

With 978 expatriate players in the 135 professional leagues included in the sample (as at 01/05/2022), France is second place in the ranking of countries exporting football players in 2022, behind Brazil (1,219 players) and ahead of Argentina (815), according to the CIES the Football Observatory's "Monthly Report" published on 09/05/2022. The...

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C. Tolisso, L. Hernandez, B. Pavard and K. Coman, four French players at FC Bayern Munich - ©  Bundesliga

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