CIES: France, 2nd country in terms of expatriate players in 2023 after Brazil & ahead of Argentina

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Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud, two of the five Frenchmen in AC Milan's 2022-23 squad - ©  AC Milan

With 1,033 expatriate players in the 135 professional leagues included in the sample (as at 01/05/2023), France is in second place in the ranking of countries exporting football players in 2023, behind Brazil (1,289 players) and ahead of Argentina (905), according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post" published on 17/05/2023. This...

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Mike Maignan and Olivier Giroud, two of the five Frenchmen in AC Milan's 2022-23 squad - ©  AC Milan

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