Why are some areas considered hotbeds of talent when it comes to producing players? And where are they? We looked across Europe to see which were the most -- and least -- productive regions in terms of producing professional players. Q: How did you do that? A: First, to give us a base from which to work, we plotted the birthplace of every footballer from 18 European leagues. The data are based on the second half of the 2017-18 season, i.e. once the January transfer window closed. We knew this approach would not be perfect, as not everyone grows up and learns his football in the place he was...from ESPN FC Blogs https://ift.tt/2raMvBB
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