However, by the turn of the 1990s the downward trend was starting to reverse; England had been successful in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals. <answer>UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990</answer> (resulting in Manchester United lifting the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991) and the Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January of that year.
Did the UEFA remove the 5 year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990?
UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the five-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990