The animated map
shows how the world was painted red from Liverpool's first season in 1892 to
the most recent season that ended in 2016. A country is painted red on the
world map when a player who was born in that country appeared in the Liverpool
squad for the first time.
Red Shift
At the end of season
1976-77, the season when Liverpool won their first European cup, only 7
countries had been painted red: England, Scotland, Wales, South Africa,
Northern Ireland, Ireland, and USA.
At the end of season
2015-16, 44 countries had been painted red. This is a remarkable increase,
illustrating the globalisation of LFC and football. The graph below describes
that growth.
