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The phrase may have originated from an all-in Football game contested annually between the two halves of the English town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire . This match has been and still is played on Shrove Tuesday . Another theory is that it originated from The Derby the name of a horse race in England, founded by the Twelfth Earl Of Derby in 1780. Derbies usually have a much more heated atmosphere between the fans and often the players of the two clubs. For some derbies, an added source of tension between the two clubs can be political or Sectarian rivalry. An example of political rivalry is the derby between , whereas Barcelona were adopted by the opposition and the left because they represented the identity of the Catalan nation, who were naturally opposed to Franco's Spanish nationalistic ideals. An example of sectarian rivalry is in the Old Firm derby between the two leading clubs of Glasgow in Scotland . In the matches between Celtic and Rangers , Celtic represents the Catholic population, and Rangers the Protestant population of Glasgow. 'Derby' is commonly used to signify matches between teams in the same town or region, however historical national rivalries, such as Ajax v Feyenoord and Inter Milan v Juventus , are sometimes also considered derbies as well as Major Football Rivalries . ALBANIA
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NB: Various Dublin derby's are present. Anyone Dublin team playing another is regarded as a Dublin derby. ISRAEL
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''N.B. It should be noted that intracity rivalries in American sports are not always as intense as derbies in other countries. The Giants and Jets only play each other in the regular season once every four years, and regular-season Cubs-White Sox and Yankees-Mets games have only been played since 1997. However, there are many strong crosstown rivalries in High School and College sports. See Sports Rivalry for more details'' URUGUAY
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