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Manchester City will have 19 players who last played a club match for them featuring at this summer's 2026 World Cup across North America.
Of the 19 City players that feature in World Cup squads, four are in England's camp.
Goalkeeper James Trafford is in Thomas Tuchel's 26-man list, as are defenders Marc Guehi, Nico O'Reilly and John Stones.
Like Stones, City captain Bernardo Silva is leaving the club this summer. Silva is one of three current City players in Portugal's World Cup line-up alongside defender Ruben Dias and midfielder Matheus Nunes.
The Netherlands and Croatia both have two City players in each of their squads. Tijjani Reijnders and Nathan Ake are in the Dutch side, while Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol are in Croatia's team.
Erling Haaland (Norway), Omar Marmoush (Egypt), Rayan Cherki (France), Jeremy Doku (Belgium), Rodri (Spain), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) and Abdukodir Khusanov (Uzbekistan) complete the list.
Not only is that the highest number from any club in English football, but it is also makes them the most represented club across world football.
There are 17 teams who will have 10 or more players at the tournament that last played club football for them, of which five are English clubs.
Arsenal are joint-third on the list alongside Ligue 1 side Paris St-Germain, the latter beating the former in the Champions League final. Both clubs have 17 players who recently represented them set to feature in the US, Canada and Mexico.
German champions Bayern Munich are second place with 18, while La Liga title-winners Barcelona make up the top five with 15 players.
Barca were the most represented club at the last World Cup with 17 on show in Qatar as Man City were joint-second alongside Bayern on 16.
Four years previously in Russia, City led the way with 16, Real Madrid second on 15 and Barca in third with 14.
Barca's 17 from four years ago was a new record for a single World Cup meaning City have set a new mark this year, aided by the expansion from 32 to 48 teams.
This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. This question comes from Mark in Elland.
