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    Are there restricions on the number of foreign players that can play in individual teams in the Spanish and Italian football leagues

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      Each La Liga team can have up to 3 non-EU players (jugadores extracomunitarios).


      A non-EU player will generally become eligible for Spanish citizenship after playing in Spain for five years. This happened with the Brazilian Marcelo at Real Madrid.

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