With the constant export of players from the Primera Liga in Argentina it allows a constant influx of young up and coming players from the youth teams which means the Argentine National side will always have a abundance of talent to choose from.

There have been dozens of exports of American players to Japan.

Restrictions on footballers in Eastern Europe playing abroad have gradually been eased as Poles, Soviets and others have come to regard the export of players as a useful means of acquiring hard currency.

Baseball has been a one-way export of players and managers - from the United States to Japan.