FourFourTwo's 50 Biggest Derbies in the World

OverviewFootball is a competitive game. We measure our progress against others, in leagues and cups, and the general idea is to win. But some wins are better than others.There’s no feeling quite like a victory in a derby match against your nearest and most-hated opponents. Sometimes it can help to win a league or cup, on other occasions it might seal your promotion or their relegation, but there’s no such thing as a meaningless derby.These are the games that decide who laughs last and loudest in the office, classroom, shop-floor and forum. These are the games you love to win and hate to lose. They can make or break your season – longer, if you’re in different divisions.A quick note on inclusion rules. We've stuck to club teams, deciding to deal with international rivalries in a separate feature. We haven’t chosen any team twice: no matter how many foes you despise (or how widely hated you are), you’re only allowed one mortal enemy. The vast majority of these derby rivals are geographically close – the same city or the one just up the road – but there are some exceptions (you can probably name one or two immediately). Oh, and for each fixture we've listed the teams in alphabetical order: no, we don't think they're a bigger team than you.The list will be revealed over the course of the week, with plenty of other features to keep you going – including dozens of new uploads from our much-loved More Than A Game features, in which we get onto the terrace and under the skin of a crunch fixture. All that and more will be revealed as we go along so feel free to have your say on #FFTderbies via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The list50-41 • 40-31 • 30-21 • 20-11 • 10 • 9 • 8 • 7 • 6 •5•4•3•2• 1The featuresWhy derbies really matter to us –and always willThe biggest international derbiesDeadliest derby-day hitmenMaddest derby momentsBritain's bonkers derbiesLess Than a Game: you hate them, they don't careMore Than A GameAC Milan vs InternazionaleAjax vs FeyenoordAlbania vs SerbiaAmerica vs Deportivo CaliArsenal vs TottenhamAthletic Bilbao vs Real SociedadAtletico Madrid vs Real MadridBenfica vs SportingBlackburn Rovers vs BurnleyBorussia Dortmund vs SchalkeCardiff City vs Swansea CityChester City vs WrexhamCorinthians vs PalmeirasEast Bengal vs Mohun BaganEsteghlal vs PersepolisFiorentina vs JuventusGenoa vs SampdoriaHajduk Split vs Dinamo ZagrebIndependiente vs Racing ClubKaizer Chiefs vs Orlando PiratesLiverpool vs Manchester UnitedLyon vs Saint-EtienneMarseille vs PSGNewcastle vs SunderlandOlympiakos vs PanathinaikosPartizan Belgrade vs Red Star BelgradePortsmouth vs SouthamptonReal Betis vs SevillaSheffield United vs Sheffield WednesdayVelez vs ZrinjskiDisagree with us? Join the #FFTderbies debate viaTwitter,FacebookandInstagram.FourFourTwo's 50 Biggest Derbies in the World