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West Germany didn’t actually have a national domestic league when they won in 1954. It was regionalised and semi-professional at best - they’d only allowed paying players in 1949.
Does anyone know something about the state of the Uruguayan league in 1930?
Well, in a time before player transfers to other leagues, the Uruguayan league in 1930 had the Olympic champion players from the last two Olympics and all the world champion players. So yes, I think that in 1930 and also 1950 the Uruguayan league was one of the most competitive on the planet.
Probably was world class, they had the best players in an era were intercontinental travel was unusual. Even up to Pele’s era Peñarol was a world class team who often would win Libertadores. They still have the all time goal scorer of the Libertadores who played during the same era as Pele, Spencer.
This is why I love reading Reddit comments. Trying to find this information through Google would take forever. Thanks.
Wasn’t the offside rule introduced in the 1860s? That’s way before the World Cup even began.
West Germany in ‘54
To me (1998 onwards), I’d say it goes Argentina 2022, France 1998, France 2018, Brazil 2002, Germany 2014, Spain 2010 and Italy 2006.
Man said spain and italy what are you on my friend.
France, probably? I can’t speak for Argentina as I never watch their league
Marseille won the CL in 93 come on bro
Have noe idea about those south-american leagues… Though the bundesliga around the year (west.-germany) won in 1990 were not that quality. Several of their best players had moved to italy (brehme, völler, klinsmann, kohler etc). Bayern Munich weren’t near the level one is used to today. The last german-team to win the european cup was Hamburg in 1983. The attendance at matches had steadily droped in the bundesliga throughout the 80s… and in the year 1990… A guy from the top football nation of Norway, Jørn Andersen were able to top goal scorer in the bundesliga (first foreigner)…
Haaland…
First foreigner
English football was a joke before the foreigner burst mid 90s so most likely them
English football was the dominant club force in the 75-85 decade, look at how many English clubs won the European Cup in that decade. The ban after Heysel set English domestic football back miles and the league didn’t fully recover in competitiveness until the early 00s
How did that ban affect the league when most of the players were English back then?
…because there was generally just less money to go around within the league
Only like 3 teams got into Europe from each country back then
But English clubs they lose against South Americans in the intercontinental cups, so they weren’t that stronger
What.
Celtic and Manchester United won the European cup either side of 66 World Cup.
70s/80s the European Cup had English dominance before Heisel as well.
The 90s/00s foreign player boom destroyed clubs like Benfica and Ajax’s chances in European competition really, which is a shame.
Their ghost goal (winning goal). Their league was dominant in mid ‘70s - early ‘80s though. Then came Chelsea who started mining for players abroad. Now they can’t produce a competent manager to manage any of the sides that expect trophies. It’s become a joke.
English football was a joke when it won 6 CLs in 10 years in the 70s and 80s?
What was the rest of Europe then? 😂
Of all the terrible takes in this sub, this is one of the worst.
You know nothing about football.
us
Los Estados Unidos (“US”) nunca ganaron el mundial
Argentina, no Estados Unidos
Ja Ja Ja: lo se
Just having a bit of fun
France 2018
I‘d imagine that the league was still a bit chaotic and weak when Germany won in 1954.
Good shout. 1954 is Pre-Bundesliga I think?
Even when France won their first WC was Ligue 1 already strong ? The Eredivisie might have been stronger if not more well known.
As you didn’t specify gender, I’d say Norway 1995.