The given line chart compares the number of people who joined football matches in Italy, England and Germany over the period from 1980 to 2004. It is clear that the figure for Italy became the lowest after starting at highest number in the first years, the quantity of attenders from other two countries showed the opposite figure over the period.
Before surging to approximately 37.000 people in 1986, the rate of attendance at football matches in Italy was 35.000 in 1980. The figure for Italy dramatically decreased to around 30.000, 27.000 and 25.000 in 1992 to 2004, respectively. By the end of the period, the number of attenders in Italy recorded the lowest number.
Over the 24-year period, similar pattern can be observed in England and Germany. The number of people joined to football matches in both countries was around 25.000 in the year 1980. In 1986, the quantity of attenders of Germany decreased to 20.000 whereas the figure for England also saw a slight declining at around 23.000. By 2004, both figures consistently increased to approximately 35.000 but figure for England had a slight difference and became the highest at the end.
Overall, the figure for Italy was the highest in the first place, over the period it became the lowest one. The figure for other two countries showed similar patterns over the 24-years.