With a cameo for Arsenal versus Atalanta on Thursday, Raheem Sterling bet a record 4th various English group in the Champions League.

After standing for Arsenal in Thursday’s 0-0 Champions League attract Bergamo, Raheem Sterling set a brand-new record for the most English clubs any gamer has actually represented in the Champions League or European Cup.

Having currently bet Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea in the competitors, Arsenal are the 4th various group Sterling has actually now bet in Europe’s leading competitors.

Before his look versus Atalanta in Arsenal’s opening match of the new-look league stage in the 2024-25 Champions League, Sterling had actually been level in top place for the most various English clubs represented in the competitors, with 3.

The other 4 gamers to bet 3 are David Batty (Leeds, Blackburn, Newcastle), Yossi Benayoun (Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea), William Gallas (Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham), and Kolo Touré (Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool).

Sterling is the third-highest-scoring English gamer in Champions League history, a record that Harry Kane broke previously today when his 4 objectives versus Dinamo Zagreb took him previous Wayne Rooney at the top of the charts. Kane now blazes a trail on 33 objectives, however Sterling (27) might have his eye on 2nd location provided he is just 3 objectives behind the retired Rooney (30) and is now betting another Champions League group.

Sterling has actually just scored in the competitors for 2 groups (up until now), however, having actually stopped working to web for Liverpool, with 24 of his objectives coming for Manchester City and 3 for Chelsea.

However, Sterling will require a couple of more transfers if he wishes to challenge at the top of the list for the most clubs represented from any nation in the European Cup or Champions League. Still just 29, it’s not totally out of the concern, however he’ll most likely require to head abroad soon.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic presently leads that list, with 7 various clubs represented (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United) in the Champions League. He never ever won the competitors, however.

Having scored for 6 of those clubs, Ibrahimovic does blaze a trail for the most various clubs any gamer has actually scored for in the Champions League or European Cup. Only 2 gamers (Nicolas Anelka and Javier Saviola) have actually even bet as numerous clubs (6) as Ibrahimovic has actually scored for.

This week, Álvaro Morata and Lucas Digne both represented their 5th various club – AC Milan and Aston Villa, respectively – to go up to joint 3rd in the list of gamers to have actually represented the most clubs in the competitors.

Subscribe to our football newsletter to get special weekly material. You need to likewise follow our social accounts over on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.