3 Manchester City and 3 Chelsea Players Wear Same Number for National Teams
- Shared Numbers: Three Manchester City players and three Chelsea players wear the same jersey number for their national teams.
- City's Shared Number: Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, and John Stones all wear number 5 for their respective national teams, despite different numbers at City.
- Chelsea's Shared Number: Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, and Marc Cucurella all wear number 24 for their respective national teams, despite different numbers at Chelsea.
At the current Euro/Copa America 2024, it is quite a coincidence that 3 Manchester City players and 3 Chelsea players wear the same number on their national team shirts.
3 Manchester City and 3 Chelsea Players Wear the Same Number for National Teams
Both Chelsea and Manchester City have three players of the same number on their national teams.
- Manchester City (5): Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), Nathan Ake (Netherlands), John Stones (England)
- Chelsea (24): Enzo Fernandez (Argentina), Cole Palmer (England), Marc Cucurella (Spain)
(picture via @squadnos)
Manchester City
At Manchester City, of course, all the players have their own shirt number: Stones (5), Ake (6) and Akanji (25). When they return to the national team, all three wear the number 5 shirt.
Chelsea
Cucurella (3), Enzo (8) and Palmer (20) all share the number 24 shirt of their national teams.
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