some interesting statistics i gathered and pulled together from here and there, based on the finalized 26-man squads (1248 players in total):
clubs represented by the most players in the tournament (based on footballers whose contracts are still active as of the end of june 2026):
manchester city (19) bayern munich (17) paris saint-germain (16) arsenal, fc barcelona (15) crystal palace, manchester united, al hilal, atletico madrid (12) galatasaray, liverpool fc, borussia dortmund (11) fenerbahçe, slavia prague, ac milan, psv eindhoven, real madrid, sunderland (10)
leagues sending the most players to the cup:
english leagues: 205 players, 42 of them in the lower leagues. additionally, 184 players are …
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