Ahead of this weekend’s North London and Manchester derbies, we take a look at some of the best
derbies in the world of football.
A derby is simply a rivalry between two clubs ,the rivalry can be emanating from various factors right from location, politics, dominance to style of play.
El clasico
The clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid is arguably the best derby in football having provided
fans with entertaining football and banter for years.
El clasico doesn’t just bring the best of football but it has also been graced by some of the greatest
footballers in history.
Kaka, Luis Figo, Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have all featured in El clasico.
This derby is the most watched worldwide owing to their global fan base.
El clasico is not just a derby about football but politics as well—Barcelona represents Catalan
nationalism while Real Madrid represents Spanish nationalism.
Real Madrid leads in overall El clasico wins at 100 wins against Barcelona’s 97 wins, they have 52;draws
between them.
This season El clasico is scheduled for 16th October.
Milan Derby
The Milan Derby features AC Milan vs Inter Milan . Being two of the clubs with rich history in football,
Milan derby is the best derby in Italy.
Both AC Milan and Inter Milan have a home in San Siro stadium .Based in district of Milan and a capacity
of over 80000,San Siro has hosted Milan derby since 1930s.
Inter Milan leads in head to head win over their rivals with 85 wins while AC Milan have won 78 of the
232 derbies.
Der Klassiker
This is the derby between two German giants, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. The first match
of this derby was played on October 16th 1965.
Though Bayern Munich have dominant in their recent clashes, the Der Klassiker is one of the best
derbies in German football.
Bayern Munich have won a total of 62 Der Klassikers against 33 of their fiercest rivals.
Manchester Derby
Manchester Derby is a local rivalry between two of the biggest clubs in England, Manchester United and
Manchester City.
Manchester United’s success in European football made them the better side in this derby but since
Manchester City’s rise to prominence, the red devils have been over shadowed .
Manchester Derby is arguably the best derby in England.
The derby which a attracts a mammoth crowd is played at the Old Trafford, home of United or Etihad
stadium home of Manchester city.
Both two clubs are based in the city of Manchester .
North West Derby
This is clash between Liverpool and Manchester United.
The rivalry of this two English clubs evolves around the city of Liverpool and Manchester as well as their success in European football.Liverpool and Manchester United have over 130 trophies between them.
Manchester United have won the most EPL titles at 20 followed by Liverpool who have won a total of 19
EPL titles .
North London Derby
The battle for North London is a clash between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. The derby is one of the
most entertaining in England.
Though Arsenal are seemingly the most successful, they have 82 matches of this derby just 29 matches
more than Tottenham.
The passion in the North London derby has often seen players engage in fist fights.
The top scorer in North London derby is Harry Kane.
North London derby has been graced by some great players like Emmanuel Adebayor and Thierry Henry.
Derby d`Italia
Juventus vs Inter Milan is just one of the best derbies in the world. Just like any other derby, the
controversies in this derby are the most entertaining.
Both two clubs have great successes and have been going at each other since 1909 when the first match
was played.
Merseyside Derby
Liverpool vs Everton is known as the Merseyside Derby, the two clubs fight to control the city of
Liverpool .
Liverpool rebuild have seen them better their arch rivals Everton but this derby still remains one of the
best in English football.
Merseyside derby has seen most red cards in English football.Madrid Derby.
Madrid Derby.
City rivals, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have one of the most entertaining football in Laliga .
Just like El clasico, the Madrid Derby is also political.
Real Madrid have won more games of this derby.
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