LIVERPOOL are the most well-represented club in the world at this summer’s European Championships.
That’s right, despite all the talent across the globe at teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid or even Bayern Munich, it is Jurgen Klopp’s Reds who are kings of Europe.
The 12 names out of Anfield for this summer’s tournament in France is joint only with Serie A giants Juventus, with Tottenham, Manchester United and Munich the only other sides to crack double figures.
Five of those stars are representing Roy Hodgson’s England – with James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge, Nathaniel Clyne and Adam Lallana on the books.
On top of that, Simon Mignolet, Christian Benteke and Divock Origi will turn out for Belgium, Emre Can for Germany, Joe Allen and Danny Ward for Wales and Martin Skrtel for Slovakia.
And it’s not just Liverpool flying the St George’s Cross. In fact, 25 per cent of all players at Euro 2016 ply their trade in England; 139 out of 552 players.
The Premier League itself is the best-represented league with a whopping 103 stars, while the Championship incredibly has more players on show than the home nation’s top flight.
England’s second tier has 31 participants, compared to Ligue 1’s 22.
There are even four players from League One, including Wigan’s Will Grigg and one players from League 2 – Notts County’s former United keeper Roy Carroll.
Amazingly, La Liga giants Barca and Real only have eight players apiece going to this summer’s Euros.
That’s no more than CSKA Moscow, Basel and Fenerbahce, and one fewer than Arsenal and Shakhtar Donestk.
After the Prem (103), the next most-represented league is the Bundesliga, streets behind on 57.
Seria A follows with 52, while Turkey’s Super Lig, La Liga and the Russian PL are next in line on 36, 34 and 32 respectively.
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Check out the top-represented clubs' full lists below:
LIVERPOOL - 12
Nathaniel Clyne, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Daniel Sturridge, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Ward, Joe Allen, Emre Can, Simon Mignolet, Christian Benteke and Divock Origi.
JUVENTUS - 12
Sami Khedira, Mario Mandzukic, Alvaro Morata, Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Stefano Sturaro, Simone Zaza, Patrice Evra, Paul Pogba and Stephan Lichtsteiner.
TOTTENHAM - 11
Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembele, Kevin Wimmer, Hugo Lloris, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Harry Kane and Ben Davies.
MAN UNITED - 10
Morgan Schneiderlin, Chris Smalling, Marcus Rashford, Wayne Rooney, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Paddy McNair, David de Gea, Marouane Fellaini, Matteo Darmian and Anthony Martial.
BAYERN MUNICH - 10
Kingsley Coman, Manuel Neuer, Jerome Boateng, Mario Gotze, Thomas Muller, Joshua Kimmich, Robert Lewandowski, Thiago Alcantara, David Alaba and Mats Hummels.
SHAKHTAR DONETSK - 9
Andriy Pyatov, Oleksandr Kucher, Yaroslav Rakytskyi, Bohdan Butko, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Taras Stepanenko, Viktor Kovalenko, Yevhen Seleznyov and Darijo Srna.
ARSENAL - 9
Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud, Granit Xhaka, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Petr Cech, Tomas Rosicky and Hector Bellerin.
FENERBAHCE - 8
Gokhan Gonul, Sener Ozbayrakli, Caner Erkin, Mehmet Topal, Ozan Tufan, Volkan Sen, Bruno Alves and Nani.
CSKA MOSCOW - 8
Igor Akinfeev, Aleksei Berezutski, Vasili Berezutski, Sergei Ignashevich, Georgi Schennikov, Alexander Golovin, Roman Shirokov and Pontus Wernbloom.
BARCELONA - 8
Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Ivan Rakitic, Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Arda Turan and Thomas Vermaelen.
BASEL - 8
Naser Aliji, Taulant Xhaka, Michael Lang, Breel Embolo, Tomas Vaclik, Marek Suchy, Marc Janko and Birkir Bjarnason.
REAL MADRID - 8
Pepe, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Sergio Ramos and Lucas Vasquez.
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