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A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. This pressure of competition is felt by players, coaches, and management, but is perhaps felt strongest by the Fan s. The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the other that, in one case (the Football War ), was suggested to have led to military conflict. Team owners typically encourage rivialries as they tend to improve game attendance and Television Ratings for rivalry matches, but a rivalry that gets out of control can lead to Fighting , Hooliganism , and Riot ing. Many factors can lead to a rivalry developing. Simple geographic proximity as well as frequent meetings in important games can lead to rivalries. Social and political tensions can also be played out by proxy in a sports rivalry, such as when Glasgow 's Sectarian Differences are expressed in the Celtic - Rangers Derby (known as the Old Firm derby), or when the Spanish - Catalan political conflict spills over to a Real Madrid - FC Barcelona football match (also known as El Clasico ). Rivalries of the friendlier sort are common between College Athletic Programs in the United States and often involve pranks that rival student bodies play on each other such as by stealing the other school's mascot or painting school colors somewhere on the opposing school's campus. In some leagues rivalries are officially regarded as important games and the winner gets an unusual prize (i.e. Grill , Trophy , High-definition Television , El Capitan , etc.) FAMOUS SPORTS RIVALRIES Original
Since before 1820 Baseball Major League Baseball New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals ''See List Of Major League Baseball Rivalries '' Rest of the world
National Football League Basketball National Basketball Association Rest of the World
International Tennis
Ice hockey National Hockey League European leagues See Also: List of ice hockey leagues City rivalry in Finland International
College athletics See College Rivalry .
Arena football
Canadian football
Association football (soccer) Curling Club rivalries
Team rivalries
Cricket
Rugby League National Rugby League
State Of Origin European Super League
Rugby Union Test Matches
Super Rugby
Guinness Premiership Top 14
Currie Cup Air New Zealand Cup
The Varsity Match Formula 1
NASCAR
Australian Football League Traditional Rivals
Local Derbies More Recent Rivals State Of Origin Past Rivals
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