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6 November 2019 - 11:23 AM

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Getty Images | Both Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling, currently playing at Manchester City, are classified as home-grown players by the Premier League.

Number of home-grown players in European football has increased

  • For the first time in ten years, the number of home-grown players in Europe's top divisions has increased, an analysis by the CIES Football Observatory shows.
  • However, it's difficult to claim that the tendency towards fewer home-grown players has reversed, the research group states.
  • The Premier League is among the leagues with the least number of home-grown players.

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