The graph compares the quantity of top-ranked football match spectators between three countries in a period of 24 years commencing from 1980.
Overall, the amount of people who attended to top-level match in Italy, England and Germany changed considerably every 6 years surveyed.
In 1980-1986, the figure of Italy increased minimally from 35 thousand to 37 thousand. In contrast, the average attendance per top-level football match in England and Germany cut down from 25 thousand to approximate 20 thousand in the same period. However, from 1986 onwards, there was a dramatic promotion in the number of English audiences. The figure of England increased to nearly 35 thousand in 2004, which made this nation held coincide the first position with Germany in the same year. Additionally, Germany also showed a gradual positive growth in 1986-1998 and the figure of three countries were similar to each other in 1998 with 27 thousand. While the Germans and English paid more attention to leading football matches, the Italian spectators reduced their presence in major matches of this sport with 25 thousand left in the latest year recorded. These characteristics revealed the trends of three nations about the amount of attendees in important football matches between 1980 and 2004.