The European Championships gives audiences the chance to see the continent’s footballing elite competing on the same stage.
With the first matches now just around the corner, the gang at oulala.com have taken a look at which of Europe’s top five leagues is the most represented at the showcase event. The English Premier League by far has the most names featuring at Euro 2016 with a total of 105, with the Bundesliga far behind in second place with 61. France’s Ligue 1 has the least players in the tournament, with just 21.
In what may come as a surprise for some, when breaking these players down on a club-by-club basis it is Liverpool which will be the most represented club at Euro 2016, with 12 of the Reds players taking up their respective national kits.
Tottenham and Manchester United follow closely behind, while new Premier League champions Leicester City have only four players in the competition (including the notable absence of Danny Drinkwater from the England lineup). The full list from oulala.com is provided below.
Liverpool (12) – Nathaniel Clyne (England), Jordan Henderson (England), Adam Lallana (England), James Milner (England), Daniel Sturridge (England), Martin Skrtel (Slovakia), Daniel Ward (Wales), Joe Allen (Wales), Emre Can (Germany), Simon Mignolet (Belgium), Christian Benteke (Belgium), Divock Origi (Belgium)
Tottenham (11) – Hugo Lloris (France), Danny Rose (England), Kyle Walker (England), Dele Alli (England), Eric Dier (England), Harry Kane (England), Ben Davies (Wales), Toby Alderweireld (Belgium), Jan Vertonghen (Belgium), Moussa Dembele (Belgium), Kevin Wimmer (Austria)
Manchester United (10) – Morgan Schneiderlin (France), Anthony Martial (France), Chris Smalling (England), Marcus Rashford (England), Wayne Rooney (England), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Paddy McNair (N. Ireland), David de Gea (Spain), Marouane Fellaini (Belgium), Matteo Darmian (Italy)
Arsenal (8) – Laurent Koscielny (France), Olivier Giroud (France), Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), Jack Wilshere (England), Aaron Ramsey (Wales), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Tomas Rosicky (Czech Republic)
Everton (7) – Shani Tarashaj (Switzerland), John Stones (England), Ross Barkley (England), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Seamus Coleman (Rep. Ireland), Aiden McGeady (Rep. Ireland), James McCarthy (Rep. Ireland)
Manchester City (7) – Eliaquim Mangala (France), Bacary Sagna (France), Joe Hart (England), Raheem Sterling (England), David Silva (Spain), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium), Jason Denayer (Belgium)
Southampton (7) – Fraser Forster (England), Ryan Bertrand (England), Steven Davis (N. Ireland), Graziano Pelle (Italy), Shane Long (Rep. Ireland), Cedric Soares (Portugal), Jose Fonte (Portugal)
Chelsea (6) – Gary Cahill (England), Cesar Azpilicueta (Spain), Pedro (Spain), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Eden Hazard (Belgium)
Stoke City (5) – Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland), Shay Given (Rep. Ireland), Glenn Whelan (Rep. Ireland), Jon Walters (Rep. Ireland), Marko Arnautovic (Austria)
Swansea City (5) – Ashley Williams (Wales), Neil Taylor (Wales), Lukasz Fabianski (Poland), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland), Eder (Portugal)
Crystal Palace (4) – Yohan Cabaye (France), Wayne Hennessey (Wales), Joe Ledley (Wales), Jonathan Williams (Wales)
Leicester City (4) – N’Golo Kante (France), Jamie Vardy (England), Andy King (Wales), Christian Fuchs (Austria)
Watford (4) – Costel Pantilimon (Romania), Valon Behrami (Switzerland), Craig Cathcart (N. Ireland), Sebastian Prodl (Austria)
West Brom (4) – James Chester (Wales), Gareth McAuley (N. Ireland), Jonny Evans (N. Ireland), James McClean (Rep. Ireland)
West Ham United (4) – Dimitri Payet (France), James Collins (Wales), Angelo Ogbonna (Italy), Darren Randolph (Rep. Ireland)
Burnley (3) – Tom Heaton (England), Sam Vokes (Wales), Stephen Ward (Rep. Ireland)
Sunderland (2) – John O’Shea (Rep.Ireland), Sebastian Larsson (Sweden)
Bournemouth (1) – Artur Boruc (Poland)
Hull (1) – David Meyler (Rep. Ireland)
Middlesbrough (0)
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