This league imports and in football success requires a Global Assembly of play its take a look at the international talk. Like f. C. Buy in liverpool boss unloaded and you ventus off of each club squad is made up of players from around the globe well this is around the world in 10 minutes our forces are bastions on looks at the global migration routes players take. The fans travel to ground helpers like you want to show to have plenty of stories to tell. People who travel far and wide for football no one kick off life. Football today shaped by global migration in europe the number of expats reached a record level in 28 to 41. 5 percent played in the clubs and leagues around the country thats almost every 2nd player. Take a look at the international top. A bit less than half of what a foreigner is slightly more than half of liverpools team 2 same goes for barcelona and that you went to a solid majority of the squad are known italians migratory routes has become an essential part of football i wonder how do these rooms look like i want to know why do footballers migraines and where do they go. Do you know this book around the world in 80 days well this is around the world in 10 minutes. How many professional footballers play abroad over 13000 out of the 60000 around the world. And the vast majority of them over 90000 play in the average age of 1st migration abroad in europe stand at 21. 8 years today migrating players are as young as never before a little surprise here professional football has a solid anchoring in europe actually there are people crazy enough to publish entire studies about football as going abroad for example to switzerland based football observatory c i s terrible colors i know but hey they produce great data. 1st of all which is a country that most tourists travel to. Correct its france around 90000000. 00 people travel to the country with that tower each year a good bottle of wine and maybe a selfie with a who did not go abroad and yet next on this list are spain and the United States of america. But which country imports the most footballers i wonder also france maybe. Professional footballers have other. Their top destination is over 700. 00 foreign players are to be found in the english professional leagues that may be because of the weather but surely because of the level and rather competitive salaries nobody knows how brics that will affect this by the way johnson how many foreigners in your favorite club. Top destination number 2 italy more than 600 players enjoyed their footballing life in. Italy even the number one players from wales scotland and Northern Ireland and england were not counted as foreigners technically speaking they are not but im sure many of you know that all of these u. K. Entities have their own football associations and who is number 3 Germany China qatar all wrong number 3 the United States of america now thats a great and i want you to list of top tourist destinations maybe i should call the guys from the observatory. Almost 600 players are bound to make America Great again i mean strictly football was. The m. L. S. Will be in large from now 24. 00 to 30. 00 teams by the time of the world cup 2026 which will take place in the usa canada and mexico now more clubs will mean more foreign players because these new clubs have to be made attractive and competitive fast the list of principal imports. Countries continues with a whole range of european nations spain portugal turkey germany belgium france and greece only in 11th place comes the next non european country mexico the 1st african nation on that list on position 2900 south africa the 1st Asian Countries japan ranked 31st so a short recap the top important nations are england italy and the u. S. So what does this say europe rules everything yes and no just to remind you the last 4 world champions were all european and one reason for this might be found in the next test because if you look at the country which sends the most players abroad a new continent comes into the game. The clear winner here is brazil over 1300. 00 brazilians played 150. 00 leagues around the world. At the last world cup brazil had only 3 players on its team who earned their money back home in brazil was brazil eliminated in the quarter finals against belgium because of that. Despite this the high number of brazilians going abroad certainly reflects the unique role brazil has in supplying footballers worldwide then again the country has 200000000 inhabitants if you look however at the correlation between number of inhabitants and number of footballers going abroad the number one footballers exporting nation of the world is. Icelandic more than 50 iceland has played abroad while the country only has 350000 inhabitants now that is here 0. 014 percent of the population of iceland in brazil that share is 0. 0006 percent. I said in the lead montenegro 2nd your why 3rd if you look at it this way lets take it back to the number of players and forget about correlations for the moment so who follows brazil on that list as the main exporting nation france is number 2 argentina and number 3 both have close to 900 professional players in action abroad so to top export nations are brazil france and argentina. If you think this is all kind of predictable have a look at number 4. Number 4 is serbia never won anything internationally or can even close them again if you dont it has been a country in this shape since 2006 why serbia not before ahead of countries such as england colombia or nigeria explanation number 150 out of some 450 serbs playing abroad are contracted in neighboring countries of the former yugoslavia such as Bosnia Herzegovina that means Family Friends well known environments are close and people around them speak the same or a similar language. The remaining 400. 00 serbs that spread out pretty much all over the world Europe Russia kazakhstan hong kong and counting serbia has only 7000000. 00 inhabitants but its a surprisingly strong export country. Take this brazil france and argentina by the way all these statistics are so far have nothing to do with real life which nations you think have the biggest. In general 10600000 russians live abroad 13000000 mexicans and 16000000 indians so these are the most basic facts are you still with me you are great. Which are the big migratory routes. Brazilians conquered the world and big numbers but where do they go to i was kind of surprised when i found out what their main destination is. Over 250 brazilians playing professional leagues in portugal. Your tool. Like in the case of the serbs the language plays an important factor in why is that. In the year 1500 the older of you might remember portugal claim presume upon the arrival of its fleet there in 1822. 00 brazil declared its independence from portugal now that its been a while to both countries until todays big portuguese and share a privileged relationship so the biggest migratory route in World Football is also a reflection of colonial past has it turned a Portuguese League into a powerhouse though not really plus many in brazil complain that young talents leave too early they should play at home make the local league stronger the 2nd most important migratory route is from argentina to chile over 100 fellow countrymen of messi went across the andes didnt help though. How many times have 2 lane teams won the cup ali but a lot is not often wants to be precise and that was 20 years ago still there seems to offer plenty for those argentinians who cant make it to their top teams at home or in europe many argentineans also chose mexico almost a 100 rather far away but at least they can speak spanish there. Isnt always about language and culture in the next case definitely. Almost 80 germans went to play in turkey at the big majority are of ethnic turkish origin. Exceptions to that rule this. Among the top 10 migratory routes around the world one clearly stands out almost 100. 00 french players chose to try their luck in england here for a change its not about culture or language here its about proximity about status and obviously in the end also about. Money. These are the top migratory language and culture greatly influence our decision on where to go. So what does all this mean for the respective clubs and leagues are they all overrun by foreigners 1st of all its catch rates are not divided equally throughout the world including in europe where most of them play but which league has the most foreigners per club in europe take a guess. Its cyprus which has 17 per team on average but it is hardly much different in one of europes top leagues at least. Very 16 on average per team next up portugal turkey belgium and of course the premier league the percentage of players having grown up in england has progressively fallen in recent years it has reached a new negative record last season almost 67 percent are foreigners now continental european players are more numerous on premier league pitches than u. K. Nationals im getting confused here are in premier league and pretty cool leagues but attractive football and high attendance is there not profit from all this foreign talent. Then again legal in spain is among the european leagues with the lowest percentage of foreigners on the pitch only 40 percent actually. League as the top league as well honestly im lost one thing is for sure its not all that simple what about things such as identification with your club or organic growth of a team what about stability or is it just new players from all over everything there are regulations in the european top 5 leagues though when it comes to foreign players and the German Bundesliga team needs to have at least 12 german nationals on it squad the Spanish League its a maximum of 3 nani you nationals per team. Players such as messi and what is so because the argentinian also has a spanish passport and they require an italian one in premier league there are no regulations you. When it comes to you players that least their teams need to have a socalled home grown players until 2020 that number of will be enlarged to 12. In france its for non e. U. Nationals per team. And it leaves 4 players born in italy and 4 at least homegrown ones but is all this enough or is it not that big of a problem what do you think how does for benefit from migration should there be stricter rules or should there be no borders at all let me know in the comments. I need a holiday after this i tell you that. Yeah why should i go to france like the other 90000000 people good idea because then i could ask. How much longer hes going to stay in france if sadistically speaking he has 2 more years and then he will go abroad and even though statistics kind of since this lead he could get a very good contract in cyprus you can play with a lot of foreigners there have a strong feeling you just. Visit spaniards migration route led into goldmans was a big win for the black and yellows we analyze what makes package cost us so valuable to him and next. Where the cock up the goes the goals are sure to follow as per usual hes already scoring aplenty this season with 5 goals in 5 games but something is new now a regular start of the spine is working for the team and serving up assists we take a closer look at his evolution at dortmund. Last season defending was not exactly his strong suit his one example against false bug in at a time when were leading one nail the last the ball in full play is instantly hostile to win it back. Even dormant forwards were quick to track back and help protect their single goal advantage. With one exception. Packer kept the weight around in the opponents half after regaining possession jayden sam sure took off on a swift counterattack and his other sprint the outfield again kept the trotted into position at Almost Legendary pace when the chance came his way he snapped it up so often to nail the tackles he thought perhaps a strike stick. Most of his goals last season were created just like this usually after coming off the bench but this is the new package fitter and more involved suddenly hes become a regular starter off the ball hes working harder when dortmund lose possession our cap the joins the hunt closing a gap of over 11 meters here fighting for his team. Hes now doing this 9 times a game up from 4 times on average last season. His package reloaded with extra mileage in this instance he loses the ball the old parker wouldnt have chased after it but now he does carrying the opponent winning back possession and setting off straight away on the next forward sprints. This is just the kind of more aggressive proactive style coach Museum Father wants to see from a spanish scoring machine. 13 sprints on the ball per game almost double last seasons average. His new style of play opens up new opportunities against when your belly in a pack who fights to win the ball and keeps going. His run through the middle opens up options for marco royce he can throw the ball through. If no markers follow him. Or alternatively royce can play out wide into space for general sanchez to exploit. 2 options and this time it goes out to sun show most prolific. Provider assists to one up on a plate for the man in the middle. Because. Dad like. Hes dispatched every clear cut chance to come its way in the current campaign. Some things havent change thank radical nose for goal and his sheer class inside the box alex burke have it covered in depth here were 2 men on our kaffir no room no problem a couple of discrete steps back and 3 seconds later hes all on his own and makes the finished look just as he says. I feel my. One goal for every 3 chance is thats also on a par with last season. With the new improved our copper doing his share of the leg work for the team almost title race chances are looking even better. Not bad for philippic or chinos not too shabby either playing if you think for a month now the brazilian the settling nicely by and find out why now. New sights new experiences new pleasures for me because she know it starts to feel at home immune. Ive enjoyed the odd stroll with my family its a lovely city and the people a very friendly. It was a move that seemed to be an easy one for him on the Training Field and in the stadium but also thanks to the help from his teammates and personal minister of integration jago i can tell. Ya go has been a tremendous help with the language hes doing his bit for me every day on and off the pitch and everyones made us feel very welcoming and i think thats just part of the club culture its like one big family for me. Special treatment for a special player nicknamed the little magician since his liverpool days have viands hes already doing it justice slipping through rival defenses in a pound defiance of the laws of gravity. And this is a league where its not easy to make football look effortless. But when things. Are so intense every team will fight to the ends and its a battle to win every board. Coccinea brings fresh right talented to the engine room after an arrow dominated by the wing player i am robin and foggy will he find once again have a natural string pullers in the middle against cologne of the weekend he marked another premier to hear. Texada i sat upright bass class job. For more song and feels great to school my 1st goal for this club and these fans jansha the prophecy of. His 1st goal is symbolic to the new collective spirit of his revamped by m. T. V. Brother live and hes usually the ones who shoot the penalties but he voluntarily hands of the job to the new math a sort of belated welcome aboard gift. That was a really great gesture for 11 dusky he was on a hat trick but instead he gave me the opportunity to school my 1st goal for the lion. He was very happy about that and grateful for it too. Its only fair because she knew played his part in bands opener and later on the 4th and final for fellow newcomer eva parrish each good signs of bias toward the fence ambitions but no grounds for premature complacency. On the salt water. Just started we need to train harder every game and keep improving its going to be a battle brought to the finish. Finds new midfield maestro has settled in and is already making his mark. Did you know kick off is now on you tube with the world of football. 1 to read we travel the world can really feel how high tensions are running im going to say the stars. And. I am crazy. For you this. Is a football pick up on you tube. Up next passionate fans with a unique call the ground up as a 10 matches as many different stadiums around the world as possible we accompanied some on their mission. Thursday evening at frankfurts main train station. To see j. F. K. Would go vice dumbstruck in germany 6 shooter is a ground hopper he collects stadiums its all about attending matches and has many different grounds as possible. How many people do you expect im expecting or anyone i know 91 yeah its just a week to write yeah and the rest cost twice as much dont make me cry or remind me its not even the weekend yeah. Whether its the bundesliga or low Division League doesnt matter main thing its a grand hes never been to before. And its right down the game League Number of attendees and results so ill thats why i have that ground. To take down all the info. Through the app groundhog was kmita and compare with one another they plan upcoming matches check into locations and can see who else is around its common to run into other state and collectors that matches a common passion brings them together but its not a hobby fit for everyone. Some people think youre crazy others think cool you get to travel a lot and see a bunch of small corners of the world and villages that no one else would otherwise see and you want to show that it is always on the hunt for Great Stories at the smallest pitches. Difference a best story that ive heard was that s favela a tiny club in 4 girls after a 20 year break they refunded their Football Team when they finally had enough people town with only 400 residents isnt really big enough to maintain its own Football Team but they fixed up their old beautiful stadium with wooden stands thats one place i always like to visit. Ground hoppers are often unique with their own personal rituals some are at the quality of the sausages others count every single spectator in the stands what are still to do i mean i always keep track of what minute were in i stopped my watch. Up until now the 31 year old has visited more than 800 different grounds in 14 Different Countries he was most impressed by the pit