Surpringly few French players play in France

Data: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

Tools: Python with Pandas

Should note that all countries take the same number of players (26) to the World Cup but I've only used plotted players that come from the top 6 global leagues (debatable to include MLS I know).

Maybe unsurprisingly only one English player doesn't come from the Premier league.

This is wrong, Ecuador has 3 premier league players on its squad

Caicedo Sarmiento Estupiñan

Funny how many Japanese player are in the Bundesliga

Hmmm, this is a good point. Must be error to do with Brighton I think, will check.

Every single french player play in one of the top 5 european leagues. Your data seems strange.

Can only have made yesterdays 2-1 more painful.

After further inspection the club database and player database were not using same name for given club. i.e "Newcastle" not equal to "Newcastle United" & "Sevilla" not equal to "Sevilla FC".

Why does MLS fits with those Leagues?

Canada has at least 11 players that play in MLS

not a debate it's not a top leauge ahahha

If you look at the squad selection behavior of Dutch coaches we definitely rank the Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, and arguably Belgian/Swiss/Austrian competitions higher. The club should be a potential CL or EL contender. If you go to the MLS (or QSL, etc) you basically retire from the squad.

Would be more interesting to see how many players from each league are participating

These are the top leagues of the traditional western powers. MLS is the highest division of soccer/futbol that the United States has. Just out of curiosity are you arguing for its exclusion or the inclusion of another?

You said it "Top Leagues". MLS could be Top 20s? Top 30s?

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https://www.leovegas.com/en-ca/betting/c/brazil-team/ this shows the Brazil team. There looks likes there are two players from French side this year. Your chart shows 1 or 2 players?

Does anyone know of reliable APIs to source data rather than scrape Wikipedia?

For example, supposing that the Chart shows "top leagues of the tradicional western Powers"

It has no title...it is what it is. Why do you assume its supposed to even be top leagues? Why? I assume its because its your identity and just putting an extra variable that you don't think belongs makes you feel attacked or disrespected.

You are like a wounded dog lashing out with aggression because in reality you know the weakness you possess. I forgive you though you are only human.

Be well

It is, as far as I know, the only league the United States of America has. Unless women's "soccer" is another league.

Who governs the various leagues in other countries? MLS includes their own governing authority as part of the league even though the guys in referee stripes aren't a team.

So Qatar and Saudi Arabia have no players from these leagues. Makes the Saudi win even more impressive.

By revenue, these are the top six football leagues

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_leagues_by_revenue

These are the largest 6 football leagues by revenue

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_leagues_by_revenue

You’re missing some leagues there.

I’d just put them all in there. If I’m reading the top leagues chart right the Chinese football league is 6th. Mexico’s and Portugals are right behind it.

You are reading it wrong then, MLS is 6th.

I see. Yes. Missed some other ones, too. All the more reason to at least put top ten.