The World Cup has always been the biggest stage for all sports. According to the Athletic, about 1.1 billion people watched the 2018 World Cup.
Aleksandr Golovin. James Rodriguez. Enner Valencia. Joel Campbell. Ramires. Asamoah Gyan. Carlos Tevez. Javier Mascherano. Gilberto Silva. Cafu. These are all examples of players who shone at the World Cup and earned their moves to a team playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues:
- England’s Premier League
- Italy’s Serie A
- Spain’s La Liga
- France’s Ligue 1
- Germany’s Bundesliga
Some of these moves didn’t end up working out.