This was part of the soccer viewing routine back in the day:
In the 1970s and 1980s, after two decades of Latin/Mediterranean dominance (particularly Italy and Spain), it was Northern soccer turn from Germany, England and Holland to ruled the continent. So much so I was well aware of the likes of teams like Hamburg, Cologne, Queens Park Rangers, and Liverpool. After the demise of the NASL, Soccer Made in Germany was pretty much the only soccer on TV - unless you had RAI and caught Italian soccer on Sunday mornings.
Dominance passed, for the record back into the hands of the Latins (Italy and Spain - along with England - presently) starting in the 1990s right until today. As for the Bundesliga, it's still a strong league but (despite Serie A's recent struggles) the major trophies remain a battle between the three leagues mentioned above in this paragraph.
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