A brief history of English football's unlikeliest European exports

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09/17/2024 07:05 AM

The Football League has been the source of some surprising transfers to clubs such as Bayern, with mixed results

Eyebrows were raised when Stockport's assistant coach Andy Mangan appeared on the verge of a sensational move from the League One club to Real Madrid last week, only for the deal to be scuppered by work permit issues related to Brexit regulations. But where Mangan's application failed, others have succeeded in taking the unlikely path from the Football League to some of the biggest clubs in Europe.