West Germany had Bayern Munich, England had Liverpool, France had Olympique de Marseille, Portugal Porto and Benfica, Spain Real Madrid and Barca, but only Italy had what by today`s standards would be regarded a "quality league". The years between the World Cups in 1986 (Mexico) and 1994 (USA) were the Golden Age of the Serie A when 2 of 3 world class players played for Italian clubs: The Dutchmen Gullit, Rijkaard & Van Basten for Milan, the West Germans Brehme, Klinsmann & Matthäus for Inter, Brazilians Dunga (Fiorentina), Muller (Torino), Careca, Alèmao (Napoli), Argentines Caniggia (Bergamo), Maradona (Napoli), West Germans Voeller, Berthold (Roma), Riedle, Haessler, Doll (Lazio) to name but a few...