Euro 2016: 41 leagues represented, but more than 25% of the players played in England in 2015-16

102 players who played in the Premier League in 2015-16 will take part in Euro 2016, which makes the English top flight the most represented league (18.4% of the 552 registered players) at the European tournament, hosted in France from 10/06 to 10/07/2016, according to figures from News Tank Football.

22 of the 23 English internationals (photo) belong to a Premier League club; goalkeeper Tom Heaton is the only one to another league, for Burnley (Championship) in the English second division (promoted to the Premier League in 2016-17). In total, of the 552 players for Euro 2016, 139 (25.1%) played in England in 2015-16. In addition to the 102 Premier League players, 37 participants played in the English lower divisions: 31 in the Championship (2^nd division), 5 in League One (3^rd division) and 1 in League Two (4^th division).

A total of 41 leagues in 34 countries have at least one representative in this Euro 2016. Behind the Premier League, two other Top 5 complete the podium of the most represented leagues: the Bundesliga (2^nd with 57 players, 10.3% of the total) and the Serie A TIM (3…