Russia 2018: 9% of players born in a different country to whose flag they will be wearing
November 28 – The globalisation of football is illustrated by new research that shows that almost two thirds of footballers likely to play at the Russia 2018 World Cup are currently playing for clubs outside of the association they represent.
The research, a joint project by the CIES Football Observatory and FIFA, analyses the profiles of the players who were fielded by the 32 qualified teams on the road to Russia. “The analysis highlights the diversity of the squads in terms of both age and height,
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