Top five soccer rivalries in the world

Soccer is the most beautiful game in the world, also the most watched sport. Fan follows the game with great enthusiasm and passion, teams and fans prepare themselves with full energy for the clashes and only fans and players can feel the true spirit of this beautiful game, this thing make this sport the greatest on the earth. The interesting part is some of the rivalries between the clubs in their respective leagues. The place, the preparation, the crowd, the history, the results and everything little things matter in these games, but it is realized that more often than not, it’s not so much the place that makes the game great but the teams on the field, And sometimes, it’s the crowd that make the experience truly passionate and memorable. Here’s the list of top five soccer rivalries in the world, hope you’ll enjoy.

5- Boca Juniors vs. River Plate – Buenos Aires, Argentina

The match between Boca Juniors and River Plate is known as Superclasico and any clash between these two teams from Buenos Aires is again not just about the soccer. They also represent the two traditional classes of Argentina, Boca Juniors is known as the club of working class and River Plate is known as the club of wealthy or upper class. The matches are highly known for great atmosphere in the stadium, as passionate fans bring lots of banners, posters, rolls of papers,big flags, fireworks, some voilence as well to fill their stands. They sing loads of songs against their rivals, they jump and cheer throughout the match, which make it one of the best atmosphere in the crowd.

4- AC Milan vs. Inter – Milan, Italy

A Milan derby match between AC Milan and Internazionale Milano (Inter) is known amongst the people as Derby della Madonnina in honor of the statue of the Virgin Mary, which is usually called “Madonnina”. This is also one of the oldest derby rivalry, which dates back to the establishment of club Inter in 1908 when some issues over the signing of foreign players resulted in separation and the formation of F.C. Internazionale Milano. From that day, the rivalry started between the two club and get heated as the time passed, the fixture between both the clubs are always a capacity crowd match. Fans always taunt the rival side with insulting chants and derogatory banners, but occasionally things can get violent. Both clubs call the Stadio San Siro their home pitch.

3- Celtic vs. Rangers – Glasgow, Scotland

One of the biggest, oldest (dating back to 1888) and most intense derby in the world, is also known as the Old Firm derby between Scottish teams Rangers and Celtic and is more than a football match. It is always known for its fan voilance because of some incident between fans. They actually represent the historic political, religious and social divide between Catholics and Protestants, and between Nationalists and Unionists. Celtic has Republican and Nationalist supporters and are considered a Catholic club and Rangers has Unionist and loyalist supporters and are considered as Protestant club. So any clash between the two teams is not just a game of soccer, it mean allot to their fan because of political and religious background of their fans. So if anyone decides to watch a derby game, then Celtic vs Rangers will be best.

2- Liverpool vs. Manchester United – England

Liverpool and Manchester United, the two most successful clubs of England sharing among themselves more than 111 trophies is one of the most exciting fixture in the world. This clash tells us that not all the rivalries are derbies as these two teams are 30 miles away from each other representing different cities. Both clubs have the big fan following in the world, which make this encounter more intense. Many consider it as the biggest game of the season as well as the biggest rivalry in the world. The two clubs have developed a vicious hatred of each other, fuelled by incidents of hooliganism in the 1980s and 1990s. They also sing spiteful songs against each other, which make the atmosphere full of hate amongst the teams, a must watch match.

1- Barcelona vs. Real Madrid – Spain

The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid is also considered as the one of the biggest in soccer. It is known as El Clasico. The biggest game in La Liga. This is also an example of rivalry between the clubs representing different cities and still having the great intensity. Both the clubs are two of the most winning clubs of Spain but beyond the, the two different cities from which these two club belong represents two rival regions. Madrid is known as the representative of the nation because of the place of Spanish Royal Family whereas Barcelona is located in Catlonia which has its own traditional identity and language. This difference is so much intense that there was a movement in spain for Catalonia to be an independent country. And that’s why the fixture is watched by many people equivalent to this regional rivalry.