Brazil and France are the top exporters to football in the world, according to a study by the International Center for Sport Studies in Switzerland.
The study said that Brazil is the number one player in the world with 466 players, compared to 350 players for the world champion France.
However, France outperformed the number of professional players in the five major European leagues, which numbered 115 to 104 Brazilian players.
The footballers who grew up in France are the largest group of professionals in the English Premier League with 41 players, or 15.7% of the total number of professionals.
French star Killian Mbappe is also the most expensive player in the world with a market value of 200 million euros, according to the transfer market, followed by Brazilian Neymar worth 180 million euros, and the two are professional at Paris Saint-Germain.