The graph compares three countries—Italy, Germany, and England—in terms of the top-level soccer match attendance. Units are measured in thousands.
Overall, while the number of people attending Italian top matches lessened, that of Germany and England exhibited an increase. It is also notable that the highest rise was seen in English attendance, while the stable one was in German.
In 1980, a whopping 35,000 people attended a top-level match, after which it increased to almost 40,000 in 1986 before declining to 30,000 in 1992. By the end of the period, the numbers exhibited a slight decrease, showing 25,000.
Germany and England, however, almost followed the same pattern throughout the period. Starting at 25,000 in 1980, the rate of attendance at a world-class football match fluctuated and showed the same numbers as the former period, 25,000 in 1992. A decade later, in 2004, there was a sharp increase in both units, England and Germany, with the former country showing 35,000 while the latter almost the same.