Great Rivalries
29 entries in the The Olympics compendium.
Great Rivalries — Era Chart
Barcelona vs Real MadridMore than a game: a clash of nations.Celtic vs RangersThe Old Firm: Glasgow's eternal battle for glory and pride.Boca Juniors vs River PlateThe Superclásico: Argentina's eternal football war.Manchester United vs LiverpoolTwo cities, two empires, one eternal football war.AC Milan vs Inter MilanTwo clubs, one city, eternal glory.Arsenal vs Tottenham HotspurPride, passion, and the battle for North London.Liverpool vs EvertonThe friendly derby with a fierce edge.Bayern Munich vs Borussia DortmundBavarian power meets Ruhr Valley heart.Olympiacos vs PanathinaikosThe Eternal Enemies of Greek football.El ClásicoThe fiercest rivalry in football, where politics, history, and sport collide.Old FirmThe historic rivalry between Celtic and Rangers, deeply rooted in Scottish culture.The AshesThe Ashes: cricket's oldest rivalry, born from a satirical obituary in 1882.North West DerbyTwo cities, two empires, one ball.SuperclásicoThe fiercest derby in world football, born in Buenos Aires.Derby d'ItaliaThe intense Italian football derby between Internazionale and Juventus, coined in 1967.Le ClassiqueThe long-standing rivalry between Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain.De KlassiekerThe Netherlands' ultimate football clash.Der KlassikerThe Classic rivalry between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, Germany's two most succesMilan DerbyOlympic gold medalist and second-highest scorer in Yugoslavia's history.Michael Johnson vs Frank FredericksTwo flashes of lightning — one in gold, one in silver — and a rivalry that outshone the meEli Kipchoge vs Kenenisa BekeleTwo eras, two nations, one relentless pursuit of the fastest human stride.Nadia Comaneci vs Olga KorbutOne queen's crown, one girl's perfect ten: the rivalry that split gymnastics in two.Michael Phelps vs Ian ThorpeTwo titans, two nations, one pool: the rivalry that split Olympic swimming in two.Mark Spitz vs Jim MontgomeryTwo Americans, one lane, and a decade of pushing each other past the wall.Haile Gebrselassie vs Kenenisa BekeleTwo Ethiopians, one track, and the fastest passing of a crown in Olympic distance running.Usain Bolt vs Tyson GayTwo men, one hundred metres, and a decade that redefined human speed.Usain Bolt vs Yohan BlakeTwo Jamaicans, one lane, and a gap the world could never quite close.Michael Phelps vs Ryan LochteTwo titans, one pool, and an era that made the world hold its breath.Carl Lewis vs Joe DeHartTwo men, one track, and a rivalry that turned every start gun into a duel.
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