50 biggest derbies
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FourFourTwo's 50 Biggest Derbies in the World, No.2: Barcelona vs Real Madrid
By Gary Parkinson last updated
50 biggest derbies El Clasico is just kept off top spot as the biggest derby in world football...
FourFourTwo's 50 Biggest Derbies in the World, No.6: Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray
By Chris Flanagan last updated
50 biggest derbies
Holland's most hate-filled fight club: Ajax vs Feyenoord
By Andy Mitten last updated
More Than A Game The famous Dutch tolerance is nowhere to be seen when the country’s fiercest rivals square up, as Andy Mitten found out for the April 2007 FourFourTwo magazine. Expect home-made bombs, attacks on players, sick chants and violence. Lots of violence...
Montevideo nasty: Why Nacional vs Penarol is more than a game
By Ben Clark last updated
More Than A Game The oldest non-UK derby was once contested between two giants of South American football, but as Montevideo's mighty have fallen, violence has increased - on and off the pitch. Sebastian H Garcia reported for the April 2009 FourFourTwo magazine...
Class war in Kolkata: Why East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan is more than a game
By Rob Bright last updated
More Than A Game Football in the world's second most populous nation can attract enormous crowds, particularly when Kolkata's 'big two' are going toe to toe - as Rob Bright found out for the September 2007 issue of FourFourTwo
Flags of our fathers: why Genoa vs Sampdoria is more than a game
By Frank Dunne last updated
More Than A Game The Genoa derby is rarely violent but enjoys a heady mixture of South American passion, 'British spirit' and Italian fan choreography, as Frank Dunne found out for the February 2009 issue of FourFourTwo...
More Than A Game: Cerro Porteno vs Olimpia
By Daniel Neilson last updated
More Than A Game South American derbies are soaked in flares, fights and match-fixing. For the December 2006 issue, FourFourTwo sent Daniel Neilson to Paraguay's fiercest derby - Cerro Porteno vs Olimpia
Milan vs Inter: Italy’s odd couple who share players and a stadium
By Kevin Buckley last updated
More Than A Game The Milan derby is one of the peninsula's longest-running but least violent rivalries, as Kevin Buckley wrote for the February 2003 FourFourTwo magazine
Intercontinental class warfare: Why Corinthians vs Palmeiras is more than a game
By Celso de Campos Jr last updated
More Than A Game The São Paulo set-to started as Spain vs Italy, became a class struggle and is littered with bitter feuds, as Celso de Campos Jr found out for the October 2003 issue of FourFourTwo...
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: Independiente vs Racing Club, Argentina's 'real derby for real fans'
By Daniel Neilson last updated
More Than A Game Boca-River isn't the only derby in Buenos Aires. For the August 2008 FourFourTwo magazine, Daniel Neilson assessed the turbulent, hyperlocal and often violent history of the Avellaneda derby...
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