enthusiasm for the sport was restored by host west germany's win in the 1974 world cup and the first wins by bundesliga sides in the european champions cup (a triple by bayern munich in 1974, 1975 and 1976) and the uefa cup (borussia mönchengladbach in 1975). attendance rose steadily after the end of the bribery scandal, putting some teams on solid enough financial footings to be able to attract the first foreign stars to the league in the 1977–78 season.