| has gloss | eng: 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 fans. 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 rioting. Often the topic of sports rivalries is as heated and controversial as politics and religion. |
| lexicalization | eng: List of sports rivalries |
| lexicalization | eng: Sports rivalries |
| lexicalization | eng: Sports Rivalry |
| subclass of | (noun) the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
contention, rivalry, competition |
| Note: 2 other instance(s) ommited in the following list |
| has instance | e/1989 League Legends Cup |
| has instance | e/Ananda-Nalanda |
| has instance | e/Australia vs wales in rugby union |
| has instance | e/Battle of Alberta |
| has instance | e/Battle of the Rocks |
| has instance | e/Beşiktaş vs Fenerbahçe |
| has instance | e/Brisbane Lions-Port Adelaide AFL rivalry |
| has instance | e/Carlton-Collingwood AFL rivalry |
| has instance | e/Carlton-Essendon AFL rivalry |
| has instance | e/Carolina – NC State football rivalry |
| has instance | e/Cork and Kerry Gaelic football rivalry |
| has instance | e/Cork and Kilkenny hurling rivalry |
| has instance | e/Cork and Tipperary hurling rivalry |
| has instance | e/Cork and Waterford hurling rivalry |
| has instance | e/Crispa–Toyota rivalry |
| has instance | e/Crosstown rivalry |
| has instance | e/Dharmaraja–Kingswood Cricket Encounter |
| has instance | e/English/Latin Rivalry |
| has instance | e/Eternal derby (Romania) |
| has instance | e/Eternal derby of Bulgarian football |
| has instance | e/Federer Nadal rivalry |
| has instance | e/Fenerbahçe vs Galatasaray |
| has instance | e/Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic |
| has instance | e/Fremont Cannon |
| has instance | e/History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand |
| has instance | e/History of rugby union matches between Ireland and South Africa |
| has instance | e/History of rugby union matches between Italy and South Africa |
| has instance | e/History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa |
| has instance | e/History of rugby union matches between South Africa and Wales |
| has instance | e/India versus Pakistan cricket rivalry |
| has instance | e/Lakers-Celtics rivalry |
| has instance | e/M69 derby |
| has instance | e/Pomeranian-Kuyavian Derby |
| has instance | e/Rockets-Jazz Rivalry |
| has instance | e/Royal-Thomian |
| has instance | e/Spartak Moscow and Dinamo Kiev derby |
| has instance | e/The University Match (cricket) |
| has instance | e/Tipperary and Galway hurling rivalry |
| has instance | e/Tipperary and Kilkenny hurling rivalry |
| has instance | e/Tipperary and Limerick hurling rivalry |