Greatest Sports Rivalries
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Topic: Greatest Sports Rivalries
Posted By: Al Jassas
Subject: Greatest Sports Rivalries
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 15:00
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Hello to you all
I was wondering what are your country's greatest sports rivalries whether it is on the national level or the international one.
Al-Jassas
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Posted By: Constantine XI
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 15:14
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The Ashes, the annual cricket contest between Australia and England.
This event is easily the most important, owing to the huge history
behind it.
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Posted By: xi_tujue
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 15:21
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Basicly between every English football club supporter in England.
------------- I rather be a nomadic barbarian than a sedentary savage |
Posted By: Kaysaar
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 15:37
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The USA is full of sports rivalries: NBA: Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers used to be the biggest rivalry, but is has waned in the last 15 years or so. Baseball: Boston Red Sox/ New York Yankees LA Dodgers / San Francisco Giants NFL: New England Patriots / Indianapolis Colts Green Bay Packers / Minnesota Vikings College Sports: Duke University / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Spain: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Those are the big ones I can think of right now... |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 17:14
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The present football leagues with their capitalistic motivations and the old fashioned football supporter, who pais his money to get the feeling of a long forgotten era.
Football and tradition....
football and worker sweat...
that are rivals, and the commerce is the winner yet. ------------- 
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Posted By: Majkes
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 19:16
| Glasgow Rangers vs Celtic Glasgow |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 20:08
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Pakistan v India. ------------- |
Posted By: Justinian
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 23:18
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Country is debatable, but for state (minnesota) it is definitely Vikings and Packers. (american football) Especially, the border with Wisconsin only half an hour/45 minutes from Minneapolis, since there are a ton of traitors who are packer fans here. That is the only major one that comes to mind for state rivalries. ------------- "War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace."--Thomas Mann 
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Posted By: Roberts
Date Posted: 15-Dec-2007 at 23:26
| England vs Germany in football |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 16-Dec-2007 at 07:47
Come on,there is no rivalry any more. The Germans commiserate with the Tommies.
But there is a rivalry between German and Holland. Yes, there is. -------------
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 16-Dec-2007 at 17:11
NY Rangers vs NY Islanders, or NY Rangers and NJ Devils. I hate the NYI and NJD with a passion! LETS GO RANGERS!  ------------- "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." E.Abbey 
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Posted By: Al Jassas
Date Posted: 16-Dec-2007 at 20:13
Nowadays, Saudi Arabia vs Iran, poor Iranians haven't won a game in years and we kicked them from two world cup qualifiers as well as two Asian chapionship finals  .
In Azadi stadium, they allow 120 000 people to sit on top of each other so that they could see the game, the stadium can only carry 90 000 only to be dissapointed by yet another loss from the the green Falcons
 .Back home, Al-Hilal, the master of asian clubs regrettablly, and Al-Nasr is the most competative game though it has been played down in recent years because Al-Hilal is in its best years after winning 6 asian titles in 8 years while we only won two and lost two
 .Al-Jassas
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Posted By: Seko
Date Posted: 17-Dec-2007 at 20:21
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Great rivalries need opponents who regularly despise the other. Some are old standouts who left their worst behind. Some are just itchin for a fight but could be rather cordial in best of times and some are
getting accustomed to all out war.
Old Glory
Ali - Frazier
Celtics - Lakers
Steelers - Raiders
Montreal Canadiens - everyone else
Notre Dame - anyone else
Yankees and everyone else
In Hibernation
Red Wings - Avalanche
New dipsutees
Colts - Patriots
Spurs - Mavericks
Hillary - Obama
Traditional Titans still hungry for blood
Auburn - Alabama
Michigan - Ohio State
Yankees - Red Sox
Betman - NHLPA
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Posted By: xi_tujue
Date Posted: 17-Dec-2007 at 21:22
Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce is allways intresting 
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 02:27
To bad the Quebec Nordiques are gone, could still have the battle of Quebec. Now we have the Battle of Albetera, Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames. ------------- "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." E.Abbey
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 03:11
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In Bosnia, FK Sarajevo and Zeljo-Zeljeznicar. I believe Sarajevo - and Slavia also. Here in Chicago Cubs vs. Sox ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 03:12
YES! As is my avatar  ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 03:13
The Bears vs Packers rivalry is much more intense than the Vikings - Packers one. ------------- |
Posted By: King John
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 04:04
Go Devils (I'm a Jersey boy what can I say)! For me at least the big rivalries goes as such: Yankees/Red Sox New York Jets/Patriots Devils/NY Rangers Those are the big ones for me. Go Yankees, Jets, and Devils. |
Posted By: Roberts
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 09:56
LA Galaxy vs Chivas USA 
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Posted By: Suren
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 11:00
Last time I checked Saudi Arabia can not yet beat Iran in Tehran ever. your best Score has been a 4:3 14 years ago while Iran has beaten Saudi Arabia 3 times 3:0 and last one was 2001 2:0. beside Two of Saudi arabia victory over Iran was on penalty stage and in UAE. Iran and Saudi Arabia Did not play after 2001. Keep Dreaming... Soccer: Iran vs. Japan Japan vs. South Korea Iran vs. South Korea Japan vs. Saudi Arabia Argentina vs. Germany Argentina vs. Brazil Perspolis vs. Esteghlal ( Iranian league ) |
Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 18-Dec-2007 at 21:57
 ------------- "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." E.Abbey
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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 03-Jan-2008 at 19:56
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Portsmouth vs Southampton (or vice versa ) used to be the big one, and still would be except that for the last 70-odd years they have rarely been in the same division at the same time.
Actually the rivalry between the towns has been going on longer than most modern countries have existed.
http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=19 - http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=19
(Anyone advance on 800-odd years?)
NB The Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race takes some beating. Pretty well everyone in Britain used to take one side or the other, even if they'd never been near either place. ------------- |
Posted By: Penelope
Date Posted: 04-Jan-2008 at 01:33
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As for schools, the USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins, as well as the Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, which in fact, is the oldest rivalry in ncaa history.
One of the biggest rivalries in the NFL is the Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs.
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Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 04-Jan-2008 at 02:00
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Australia vs. New Zealand in the netball. It certainly gets quite feisty!
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Posted By: gcle2003
Date Posted: 04-Jan-2008 at 10:59
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You remind me that as teenagers my cousin Bryan and I got ourselves qualified as netball umpires.
There's always another way to meet girls. ------------- |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 04-Jan-2008 at 20:25
Argentina vs. Germany ????????????????
Please, light me up! -------------
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