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In many countries the term derby is used (often in the form "local derby") to mean a sport's (often football (soccer)) geographical rivalries. In North America, crosstown rivalry is a more common term. To name an example, the "North London Derby" is Arsenal versus Spurs. The term is sometimes also used to describe major rivalries in which both clubs have substantial regional or national followings.

The phrase may have originated from an all-in football game contested annually between the two halves of the town of Ashbourne in England. This match has been is still 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 FC Barcelona and Espanyol in Barcelona in Spain. FC Barcelona represents the population loyal to Catalan nationalism and Espanyol represents the population of Barcelona loyal to a united Spain (the name Espanyol "Spanish" in Catalan), especially those who migrated to Catalunya from other parts of Spain in the Francisco Franco era. 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 v Rangers, Celtic represents the Catholic population, and Rangers the Protestant population of Glasgow.

'Derby' is usually used to signify matches between teams in the same town or region. This means that a match such as FC Barcelona v Real Madrid, while not considered a local derby, can still be classified as a derby match. Ajax v Feyenoord and Inter Milan v Juventus are also considered derbies but not local derbies.

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Bulgaria

Chile

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Iran

Ireland

Also applied to all combinations betweens these teams but the two above are the fiercest rivalries

Israel

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Korea

(but till 2004)

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Paraguay

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia and Montenegro

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

United States

See also

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