Pasinei nokubudirira kukuru kweEurope mumakore ekuma1970 uye kutanga kwema1980, makore ekuma1980 akacherechedza nzvimbo yakaderera yebhora reChirungu. Nhandare dzaive dzichiparara, vatsigiri vaitambura nezvinhu zvisina kunaka, hutsinye hwakanga hwakapararira, uye makirabhu eChirungu akarambidzwa kubva kumakwikwi eEurope kwemakore mashanu zvichitevera njodzi yeHeysel Stadium muna 1985. Football League First Division, danho repamusoro rebhora reChirungu kubvira 1888, rakanga riri shure kwemakwikwi akadai seItaly's Serie A neSpain's La Liga mukuenda uye mari, uye vatambi vepamusoro veChirungu vakati wandei vakatamira kunze kwenyika. Pakushanduka kwema1990 maitiro ekuderera aive achitanga kudzoka: paFIFA World Cup 1990, England yakasvika kuma semi-finals; UEFA, mutumbi unotonga nhabvu yeEuropean, yakabvisa kurambidzwa kwemakore mashanu kwemakirabhu eChirungu kutamba mumakadzi dzeEuropean muna 1990, zvichikonzera kuti Manchester United ikunde UEFA Cup, vatsigiri veTaylor Taylor vakatsungirira, uye
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