Slightly OT, but I remember a player I follow posting a picture of himself and a group of his friends... without a single other current or former teammate. I was honestly baffled for a second, and then felt stupid for internalizing fic's habit of never expanding players' social lives past the team and maybe a few wives. European players in particular are probably extra motivated to find the Little Wherever in their cities when team that doesn't have any other players of their nationality.